Teds Take (Free subscription) | yesterday
... great goaltending. How can Varly NOT be considered the top rookie in the entire NHL'We expect Mike Knuble to be added back to the lineup soon. We have so much work to do. We know we aren’t a great team yet. We know we are open to criticism and we certainly hear about our shortcomings. But for just this one moment - just this split second - it is OK for us to smile and say “well done.” We...
Capitals Insider (Free subscription) | 12/05/2009
Slowly but surely, the Caps are returning to full strength. Defenseman Tom Poti is set to return from a six-game absence tonight at Wachovia Center. Alex Ovechkin will be back from a two-game suspension Monday. Mike Knuble could return Wednesday from a 10-game layoff. And defenseman Shaone Morrisonn might return from a concussion at any time. It's enough to make a coach smile - and feel a little...
From The Rink (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
... in its last seven games, including just two with the man advantage. They lost some depth when Mike Knuble and Joffrey Lupul left over the summer, but still have the cast to be one of the league's highest scoring teams. Injuries . Plain and simple, they miss Simon Gagne , who was a big part of the 99-point season last year. Expectations are sky high in Philadelphia after they added Pronger,...
The Peerless Prognosticator (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
... David Booth and Cory Stillman. Well, gee… we didn’t see Alex Ovechkin or Mike Knuble out on the ice, either. Call a whaaaaaaa-mbulance. Nope, tonight the Caps did what fans want them to do – take an opponent, run them into the ice early, then stand on their throats and don’t let them up. It worked for 56 minutes. Had the Caps managed to keep it up for those last...
Capitals Insider (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
With Ovechkin out of the lineup, Coach Bruce Boudreau has adjusted his forward lines. Here's what they look like at the moment: Laich-Backstrom-Semin Fleischmann-Morrison-Fehr Giroux-Perreault-Clark Sloan-Steckel-Bradley Wearing orange jerseys are: Ovechkin-Beagle-Knuble The only defenseman not skating is Shaone Morrisonn, who is taking a few days off from practice as he recovers from a concussion....
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
... available for Bourque. Mathie Perreault and Alexandre Giroux are currently on the roster, but Mike Knuble and Boyd Gordon appear to be returning to the roster soon from injury. Knuble is expected to be back for next Wednesday. It doesn’t make sense to demote Perreault at this point for Bourque. Perreault I think has played pretty solid hockey for the Caps. The next question then becomes,...
Capitals Insider (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
... Fleischmann-Backstrom-Semin Laich-Morrison-Fehr Giroux-Perreault-Clark Steckel-Beagle-Bradley Mike Knuble, who is due to return from a broken finger on Dec. 9, is also practicing. But he's wearing an orange jersey, which means no contact. No sign of Shaone Morrisonn (concussion), Boyd Gordon (back) or Quintin Laing (broken jaw.)
Teds Take (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
The Caps won a road game last night 3-2 over Carolina. We now have 38 points and are tied for most points in the East and second in the NHL. Carolina is a long time respected rival of ours. We play each other hard and we play each other often. We take each divisional game seriously as does every other NHL team. We are already playing short-handed. We are playing without Semin, Knuble, Poti,...
