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

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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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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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 [...]