Monthly Archives: April 2010

So Does Your Boyfriend . . .

Posted on April 30, 2010 by OrderedChaos

Terrific photo courtesy of Puck Daddy . . . and those willing to drop 40 bucks can get their very own shirt right here. Continue reading →

Posted in NHL, Nicklas Backstrom, Washington Capitals | Tagged , | 27 Comments

Capitals Curse?

Posted on April 30, 2010 by On Frozen Blog

Online Surveys & Market Research

Posted in National Hockey League, NHL playoffs, OFB Polls, Washington Capitals | 12 Comments

Another Final Four Appearance for Hershey

Posted on April 30, 2010 by On Frozen Blog

Where would we in Hockey D.C. be without the springtime performance of the Hershey Bears as agony-salve? They did it again last night. Mathieu Perreault scored the equalizer with 1:13 to play in game 4 in Albany, then added the … Continue reading →

Posted in American Hockey League, Hershey Bears, John Walton, Mathieu Perreault, Media, Prospects, Radio | 7 Comments

More Leadership from Brooks Laich

Posted on April 29, 2010 by On Frozen Blog

We know you’re feeling as we do today, and we also know there’s not a whole lot available to assuage our collective agony, but try this: read this terrific tale about Brooks Laich’s Wednesday night/early Thursday morning. It goes like this: … Continue reading →

Posted in Brooks Laich, Dan Steinberg, Hockey Heroes, Washington Capitals, Washington Post | 15 Comments

How About a Round with an Old Friend?

Posted on April 29, 2010 by PucksAndBooks

I don’t know if George McPhee is a golfer, or if he even owns a set of clubs, but early this offseason I’d urge him borrowing a set of clubs if need be and setting up a round out on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Dale Hunter, Washington Capitals | 9 Comments

A Plea for Piss-‘n-Vinegar Hockey

Posted on April 29, 2010 by PucksAndBooks

Turns out, R.J. Umberger was right. Really right. This is what Umberger said after his Columbus Bluejackets lost a close game at home to the Caps just a couple of weeks ago, right before the start of the NHL postseason: … Continue reading →

Posted in Alexander Ovechkin, Alexander Semin, Bruce Boudreau, Front Office, Jason Chimera, Mike Green, Montreal Canadiens, Morning cup-a-joe, National Hockey League, NHL playoffs, Tomas Fleischmann, Washington Capitals | 42 Comments

New Generation, Same Old Agony

Posted on April 28, 2010 by On Frozen Blog
Posted in Alexander Ovechkin, Dmitry Chesnokov, Media, National Hockey League, NHL playoffs | 9 Comments

Instant Classic Tweet

Posted on April 28, 2010 by On Frozen Blog
Posted in Media, Nate Ewell, National Hockey League, Twitter, Washington Capitals, Washington Post | 2 Comments

“Fate Loves the Fearless”

Posted on April 28, 2010 by PucksAndBooks

In the NBA, home teams seem to win game 7s approximately 102 percent of the time, which is partly why life here has seemed so special the past couple of days. We have no idea what will happen in our … Continue reading →

Posted in Alexander Ovechkin, Media, Mike Vogel, Montreal Canadiens, Morning cup-a-joe, National Hockey League, Washington Capitals | 16 Comments

Let This Winning Call Inspire More Winning

Posted on April 27, 2010 by On Frozen Blog

Like you, we’re looking for winning karma in the leadup to game 7. Maybe, just maybe, the Hershey Bears provided it with Tuesday night’s overtime thriller up in Albany. Jay Beagle ended game 3 against the River Rats with just … Continue reading →

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