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Caps’ Brendan Morrison Goes Between the Legs

How nice of Brendan Morrison to throw a little stank on your holiday hockey.

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What Makes the Washington Capitals So Great?

As someone who is just coming into his own as an avid hockey fan, I must admit that I am not nuanced in what makes a good hockey team. I know about shifts, but don’t quite get why specific players are important within them.
I understand the positions, but don’t know which ones have the right [...]

Ovechkin Suspended for Two Games, Will Remain Too Cool for Caution

What other MVP-caliber of player do you know injures himself on a hard hit, gets suspended for it, and will likely return from injury and banishment with the same grin and same reckless mentality?
Alex Ovechkin, also know as Straight Vodka on Ice.
“He’s pretty reckless,” Boudreau said. “It’s hard telling a guy that scores 60 [...]

The Fearless Life of Abe Pollin

Many of the tributes you will hear about Abe Pollin will capture the essence of his kindness, his endearment to those he worked with and hired, and his undying affection for the Washington-Metropolitan area. Those are laudable portions of a man whose life meant so much to so many.
But his strongest characteristic is likely to [...]

Washington Capitals Talk About Their Tattoos

It appears to be kind of old, but here are a few current and former Washington Capitals discussing the history behind their tattoos.
Don’t mind the disrobing Donald Brashear. He’s just vain.

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Welcome to M*A*S*H City

For what the Baltimore-Washington area provides in culture, mild weather and pretty girls, it certainly balances out with the way it inflicts injuries on its professional athletes.
How many Washington Wizards are hurt? Chris Horton is going on IR, and will likely be followed by most of the offensive line? When is Ovechkin coming back?
Will Haloti [...]

Can Injury to Alex Ovechkin Make the Capitals Stronger?

The Washington Capitals don’t have a problem with talent, or coaching or ownership. They don’t want for adoration from fans or respect throughout the NHL. But resolve has always been the weakest part of their team make up; the ability to win with expectation and to play as if failure doesn’t exist.
That’s why the injury [...]

Quintin Laing Has Swine Flu

The Washington Capitals may be the illness of the NHL Eastern Conference, but even they aren’t immune from the H1N1 virus. Left wing Quintin Laing has been diagnosed with the illness, and will be apart from the team until he is symptom free.
Caps coach Bruce Budreau breaks it down in a TMI kind of [...]

Nick Backstrom’s Website – Too Cool For Access

You really should check out Nick Backstrom’s new website, unless you’re like me and your Verizon Fios betrays the cool music and Flash components from loading properly.

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Wizards, Capitals Enjoy Washington Football Failure

The one theme that I continue to hear throughout the epic failure that Washington football has put on in the last few weeks, is that other local teams will be better suited because of it. Most people have missed the Washington Capitals preseason, and the Washington Wizards beginning training camp.
For as much as Jim Zorn’s [...]