Category Archives: Chris Clark

Brooks Laich on What Makes a Leader

Posted on September 14, 2010 by

One surprising statement at the end of last season was Brooks Laich telling the media he needed to mature as a leader. His reputation as such is already well-established in Capitals circles (for example, when Caps prospect Braden Holtby was asked this summer who he looks up to in the locker room, Laich was the player he chose to mention by name).

Five months after Laich alluded to developing his locker room presence, he explained further this week what that role would look like. Continue reading →

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The State of the Capitals’ Union, January 2010

Posted on January 27, 2010 by

Red Army, fellow Washington puckheads, late January again finds the Washington Capitals in an enviable competitive position: in first place — by a Grand Canyon chasm — in the Southeast division, but also first overall in the Eastern conference. And … Continue reading →

Posted in Alexander Ovechkin, Alexander Semin, American Hockey League, Brendan Morrison, Bruce Boudreau, Chris Clark, Eastern Conference, Eric Fehr, Hershey Bears, Jeff Schultz, John Carlson, Jose Theodore, Karl Alzner, Mathieu Perreault, Matt Bradley, Michal Neuvirth, National Hockey League, NHL playoffs, Nicklas Backstrom, Prospects, Semyon Varlamov, Sergei Fedorov, Ted Leonsis, Tomas Fleischmann, Washington Capitals | 9 Comments

New Captain of the Hockey Team — and the City

Posted on January 7, 2010 by

There are inherent and intrinsic limitations to which outsiders — which includes everyone on planet Earth not wearing a Capitals’ sweater for a living — can comment on the appropriateness of a hockey team’s selection of its captain. This is … Continue reading →

Posted in Alexander Ovechkin, Bruce Boudreau, Chris Clark, Front Office, Morning cup-a-joe, National Hockey League, Washington Capitals | 2 Comments

A New Leader Emerges

Posted on January 5, 2010 by

When the Gr8 takes the ice tonight against the Montreal Canadians he will be sporting some new hardware on his right shoulder, a captain’s “C.” Ovechkin was selected by Head Coach Bruce Boudreau and GMGM as the 14th captain in … Continue reading →

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Avert Your Eyes Away from Fresh Media Malfeasance

Posted on January 5, 2010 by

Nature Herself this week is condemning local media, freezing hard and fast our Canal and urging us to recreate outside, far away from media’s maelstrom of malfeasance. Once again, burgundy and gold incompetence is being feted and celebrated by the … Continue reading →

Posted in Chris Clark, Hershey Bears, Hockey Towns, John Carlson, Mathieu Perreault, Media, Mike Green, Morning cup-a-joe, National Hockey League, NHL Network, Washington Capitals | 6 Comments

Trade Winds, Portending a Mid-Winter Gale?

Posted on December 29, 2009 by

There’s a special buzz-charge in a building on a game night when a big deal has gone down earlier in the day by the host club, but Monday’s game against Southeast basement dweller Carolina lost its buzz early. Jose Theodore, … Continue reading →

Posted in Carolina Hurricanes, Chris Clark, Eastern Conference, Jose Theodore, Michal Neuvirth, Milan Jurcina, Morning cup-a-joe, Semyon Varlamov, Washington Capitals | 9 Comments

Better Living Through Chemistry

Posted on December 29, 2009 by

Chemistry can be a fickle mistress. The Washington Capitals were Exhibit A tonight, turning in one of their worst first periods in a very long time and a messy game overall.

The trade of Chris Clark and Milan Jurcina to Columbus caught the players — even those involved in the trade — by surprise, and the team were not in sync when the puck dropped against the Carolina Hurricanes. Continue reading →

Posted in Carolina Hurricanes, Chris Clark, Columbus Blue Jackets, Jason Chimera, Milan Jurcina, NHL, Washington Capitals | Tagged , , , , , | 14 Comments