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Tag Archives: NHL
Know Your Enemy and Know Yourself
Sometimes, the most telling way to learn what you did right is through the eyes of your opponent. After his team lost 3-2 to the Capitals at the Verizon Center Friday, Philadelphia Flyers forward Brayden Schenn complimented the Caps’ play … Continue reading
Posted in Washington Capitals
Tagged Braden Holtby, Flyers, NHL, Washington Capitals
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A Committed Effort Downs A Rival
In the new league alignment, the Washington Capitals will be facing the New York Rangers six times in the 2012-13 regular season.
Based on tonight’s performance, the Caps will be just fine with that. Continue reading
Posted in New York Rangers
Tagged Alexander Ovechkin, Alexander Semin, Hockey, New York Rangers, NHL, Verizon Center, Washington Capitals, Washington DC
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Kerry Fraser Makes One Final Call
Ah, the NHL referee: scorned as biased and incompetent, blamed for teams’ misfortunes, accused of sight deficiencies and births of questionable legitimacy.
Kerry Fraser’s paperback Final Call: Hockey Stories from a Legend in Stripes hit the shelves this week, and Fraser provide fascinating insights into being a professional referee. He shares some unique stories from his up-close view of thirty years of professional hockey.
For the most part, Ol’ Helmet Hair succeeds—yet he still missed some calls, as we Capitals faithful who chanted “Fraser Sucks!” might expect. And, as Fraser admits, he heard those chants loud and clear throughout his career. Continue reading
Posted in Dale Hunter, NHL, NHL referees, Washington Capitals
Tagged Dale Hunter, Final Call, Hockey, Kerry Fraser, NHL, Referee, Washington Capitals, Wayne Gretzky, Zdeno Chara
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Young Guns II, By the Numbers
Hockey is a fluid and complicated game. Sabermetrics’ VORP and OPS and WAR seem to fit baseball well, if a bit coldly. Hockey doesn’t lend itself to discrete analysis the same way baseball does — for baseball, at its core, is a very individual sport when compared to hockey’s constant interaction between players on the ice (not to mention 18 players on each team changing lines on the fly).
Still, observational and emotional analysis can benefit from a reexamination; stats aren’t the end-all of analysis, but sometimes delving into the numbers can shed a different light on a debate. I will try to avoid, as Andrew Lang once wrote, using statistics “as a drunken man uses lampposts — for support rather than for illumination.” Continue reading
Posted in Washington Capitals
Tagged Alex Ovechkin, Alexander Semin, Brooks Laich, Hockey, Mike Green, NHL, Nicklas Backstrom, Washington Capitals
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Holtby: I Really Want To Prove My Time Up Here Wasn’t A Fluke
Part of maturing as a professional athlete is figuring out what routine and mindset make you play consistently at the top of your game. For being only 22, the Caps’ Braden Holtby sounds like he has a lot figured out already.
Braden Holtby wearing the Hardhat
(Photo by @cnichols14)
This summer, the major change to his offseason routine was actually allowing himself to rest more—counter-intuitive for someone who’d usually start working out as soon as he got home in the offseason. Holtby felt, however, that pushing himself too far in the summer affected his play in the second part of the season… Continue reading
Posted in Braden Holtby, Washington Capitals
Tagged 2011, Braden Holtby, Kettler, NHL, Training Camp, Washington Capitals
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Winter Classic Sweater Is Caps’ “New” Third Jersey
The Washington Capitals will revel in retro this season: 16 away games will have the Caps in white throwback jerseys, with red pants and white helmets.
Per the Caps’ press release, here are the opponents who will see the old-school look… one can only hope that those teams with throwback sweaters of their own will follow suit (apologies for the pun). It would be great to see the Devils in their old pizza-box unis, the Habs rocking the stripes, and so cool if the Jets break out their original kit. Continue reading
Posted in Washington Capitals
Tagged Buffalo Sabres, jersey, NHL, Pittsburgh Penguins, sweater, Washington Capitals, Winter Classic
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Confirmed: No Blu-Ray For 24/7 Penguins Capitals
For those of you who were holding off pre-ordering HBO’s “24/7 Penguins/Capitals: Road to the NHL Winter Classic” to see if HBO was going to announce a Blu-Ray version (as I was), wait no longer: HBO will be releasing Pens/Caps on DVD only.
HBO’s Sports Media Relations department confirmed that no Blu-Ray version is planned; they also pointed out that “this [will be] the first time a ’24/7′ has ever been available for purchase.” In other words, baby steps. Continue reading
Neuvy’s New Lid
Check out artist David Gunnarsson’s work on Michal Neuvirth’s new mask — a dual tribute to Washington D.C. and his Czech roots. Continue reading
Posted in Washington Capitals
Tagged Goalie, Mask, Michal Neuvirth, NHL, Washington Capitals
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The Great One, Gordie Howe, and More
Want to see an in-his-prime Wayned Gretzky centering Alex Ovechkin? How about Ray Bourque anchoring the Caps’ blueline? Check out Legends Mode in EA Sports’ NHL 12. Continue reading
Posted in Alexander Ovechkin, NHL
Tagged Alex Ovechkin, EA Sports, gordie howe, NHL, NHL 12, Washington Capitals, Wayne Gretzky
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Not Everyone Can Live Off Ice Hockey
Here’s a terrific hockey-themed promotional video from the United Nations’ World Food Programme . . . clever ad for a good cause. Continue reading
Posted in Washington Capitals
Tagged Charity, Hockey, NHL, United Nations, World Food Programme
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