Archive for May, 2010

Good ole Twitter alerted me to this. Eric Fehr just linked to a video of what appears to be a fake movie trailer for a movie called “The Plains” with him in it. That’s all I know. EricFehr16 I’ve gotta keep myself busy in the offseason….. What do you guys think of this? http://tinyurl.com/2df6put

There are some teams drawn together through a sense of purpose and potential, even despite the restrictions of a salary cap, that smack of destiny before they even hit the ice.  This year that team sat atop the league all of the regular season with breathing room to spare.  The only way to make the Washington Capitals look bad on paper is to compare the numbers to what happened on the ice night after night, or conversely, to put them in the post season.  A franchise stuck in perpetual mediocrity turned into a sensation when the incomparable Alexander Ovechkin was [...]

There’s nothing more annoying for a Caps fan who buys a jersey only to see that player get traded or signed away. Note the most glaring in recent years: I mean, what a waste. You drop $150 on a jersey, the player ends up sucking, then gets traded. Though it’s possible, but unlikely, that Nicklas Backstrom can be traded, him signing a deal for the next ten years pretty much solidifies he’ll play the majority of his career in Washington. And after coming in fourth in scoring in his third year, and only being 22 years old, it’s likely that [...]

Capitals forward Tomas Fleischmann, of Koprivnice, Czech Republic, is 26 today.

If there’s any consolation to losing in the first round of the NHL playoffs, it’s that the players and coaches get to spend more time with their families, especially their children. Capitals Coach Bruce Boudreau and General Manager George McPhee were spotted at the Gardens Ice House in Laurel, MD. on Tuesday, watching their children play hockey. “You’re here for your kid, right?” I asked. “Yes,” Boudreau said with a smile, perhaps expecting a fan instead of a reporter in a rink that has its fair share of beer leaguers roaming around. His wife and child stood nearby, collecting the [...]

We all have the jerseys, the flags, the hats, the Ovie action figures… but what else, what else I ask ya, do they slap logos on for rabid fans to purchase? The answer is: Everything. Here’s some of what we found: Washington Capitals Mr. Potato Head