Category Archives: Knee-Jerk

It’s hard to keep track of knee-jerk notes when you attend the game with your four year old son AND your 3 week old son. Two words: Free and Wings The pre-game Kids Club festivities were a bit disorganized, perhaps … Continue reading →

Good to see Scott Stevens in a Caps uniform again, even if it was via an artists painting. Mike Green was doing a great job keeping the puck in the zone on the power play. Pothier with yet another bad … Continue reading →

It’s hard to pay close attention to the game when trying to console a very cranky 2 week old baby, much less generate knee-jerks. Wow, a power play goal after only 2 seconds. Nice try by Ovechkin defending the breakaway, … Continue reading →

It was an exciting night up in the press box, as the producers for “Hockey Night In Canada” were interviewing bloggers for an upcoming segment. (CBC’s Elliotte Friedman, who also writes a blog, did the actual questioning.) A View from … Continue reading →

Somewhat ferocious and foul fall weather descended upon Washington late Monday evening. A propos given the dark clouds clinging to HockeyWashington these days. † It would have been easy — knee-jerkish, even — to absorb†a 3-0 first-period dark well dwelling … Continue reading →

With a few days of rest and a few rookies with lighter wallets, the Caps take the ice for the first time since the 7-1 raking of the Leafs. The Rags are a low-scoring, scare-free squad, and far from the … Continue reading →