Archive for January, 2011

This season, including last night’s 3-0 debacle, the Capitals have been shut out six times. That means they’re on pace for 11. The high-scoring lineup that they fielded last season was only stonewalled once. On the flip side, the Caps have shut out their opposition three times so far this season, the same number as last season in just about half the time. Yet that hardly seems to be anything worth celebrating when the Caps can hardly score themselves. We’ll let other bloggers and columnists discuss the reasons behind these numbers, but we here at Capitals Outsider will state the [...]

Tonight the Capitals face the Lightning for tops in the Southeast Division for the second time in a week.

I’m not sure how many people are both Iron Maiden fans and also Alan May fans, but I am one of them and this design, by Twitter friend @mkpanda78, makes me remember the good ole’ days when May was crazy like Eddie when he stepped out onto the ice. For more on Iron Maiden, see Gunaxin’s Tribute to Eddie, and for more on Alan May, watch these fight videos. Alan Mayden Shirts and Hoodies Alan Mayden Sticker Alan Mayden Kids Clothing

Photo via capsinpictures.com Capitals defenseman John Carlson, of Natick, Mass., is 21 today.

Happy f@#$ing birthday to Capitals Coach Bruce Boudreau, who turns 56 today. We’ll assume he’ll celebrate with some f@#$ing ice cream at 10:30 a.m.

If you’ve been to a game at Verizon Center recently, you may have noticed some parachuting cattle. They’re sponsored by Chick-fil-A, and they even have customized parachutes (how adorable.) We’ll let Dan Steinberg handle the full investigative exposé on the subject, because we’re far too lazy for that, and he gets paid more. Instead we’ll just be proper irresponsible bloggers and make some assumptions about what payload would be worth the risk of these brave bovines. We’re guessing that the critical cargo that they deliver to the patrons of the Verizon Center are coupons for complimentary chicken. So in honor [...]

Washington beats Florida, 3-2 in D.C.

Ted Leonsis, aka Uncle Ted, is 54 today. If you haven’t seen it, check out Gunaxin’s Leonsis interview, and get his book, The Business of Happiness. As a gift to him this year, do NOT call him a billionaire. It’s number 15 on his 101 list. Number 90 is “Swim with Great White Sharks.” Ted, might wanna do that after all else is accomplished! (Image stolen from TedsTake.com)