28 Nov
For the second straight week, when the Wizards and Capitals played on the same night, the Wizards, with their bottom-of-the-standings record, got top billing on Comcast SportsNet, while the Capitals were pushed to CSN+, which many subscribers don’t even get. As a P.G. County resident, once again I switched to Comcast channel 25, only to [...]
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26 Nov
Longtime Capitals fans know what I’m talking about. Back at the old Capital Centre, we got free Capitals pucks the day before Thanksgiving. Hockey sticks for the kids on New Year’s Day. A Bob’s Big Boy burger coupon when the Caps pitched a shutout. Best of all, a pizza coupon when the Caps scored six [...]
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25 Nov
With eight NHL games under his belt, Capitals rookie Jay Beagle is well aware of what will be coming to him soon.
No, he won’t be getting his head shaved, or getting tied to the goal post as teammates take shots. Instead, he’ll have to do what the Capitals have replaced with traditional hazing: Pick up [...]
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25 Nov
The Capitals honored team founder and longtime owner Abe Pollin Wednesday with a moment of silence before the game against Buffalo.
Coach Boudreau spoke briefly about Pollin after the Capitals’ win. “For what he’s done for Washington, it’s a great loss… If it wasn’t for him, the only team that might be here is the Redskins… [...]
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24 Nov
Longtime Capitals and Wizards owner Abe Pollin died Tuesday at the age of 85, a great loss to the Washington DC community.
Pollin had a long and storied career, but what Capitals Outsider chooses to focus on is the fact that he is one of very few people who had – and took – the opportunity [...]
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