Archive for September, 2011

The Caps beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 in a pre-season shootout on Friday. After trailing the Sabres, 2-1, at the end of the first, both teams would trade goals in the second before the Caps tied it up in the dying minutes of the third period. After an unexciting overtime, the teams went into the shootout. It took seven rounds before Nicklas Backstrom finally netted the winning goal. In regulation, Backstrom, Mike Green and Matt Hendricks scored for the Caps while Thomas Vanek potted two goals and Jason Pominville added one of his own for the Sabres. In that epic, seven-round shootout, [...]

Statement of Truth: Anyone who attended this year’s Capitals Convention (CapsCon) has officially forfeited the right to give someone a sketchy look after finding out they have attended another fandom-related convention (Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Anime/the list goes on).  Furries, well, they’re still a bit of a gray area. The above revelation brought to you by my journey down the escalator at CapsCon on Saturday, where I found my first-time-attendee self comfortably home amongst a slew of familiar bits and pieces.  And no, I’m not referring to the fact that I spent half the convention tripping over random friends and acquaintances, though that was [...]

The Alex Ovechkin Plush Doll is coming to you from Bleacher Creatures Toys.

Okay, folks, you’ve seen the rest of the Fansided Network write these articles, now it’s time to preview your 2011-12 Stanley Cup Champions, the Washington Capitals! (Don’t miss yesterday’s from last season’s overachievers, the Vancouver Canucks.) Offense   It takes less than a glance at the Capitals’ offense to know Washington is a Cup-contending team. Cup-contending, but not necessarily Cup-winning. General manager George McPhee’s moves this past summer were made in expectation of changing that, and if everything goes well, he may succeed. The organization let go of a number of players: Jason Arnott, Matt Bradley, Eric Fehr, Boyd Gordon, [...]

Look out, Toronto, it’s your 2011-12 Toronto Maple Leafs, led by last player picked in the All-Star game, Phil Kessel. Check out Toronto’s season preview on Fansided’s Editor in Leaf. Remember when Tampa Bay meant automatic victory for the Caps? It’s safe to say those days are over. Read more about how awesome this team will be on Bolts By the Bay.  

Fans expressed their frustration with the white safety netting at the Verizon Center.

The only thing I know about the San Jose Sharks is that to me, they’re still an expansion team. Read about their coming season on Fansided’s Blades of Teal.

Today is Karl Alzner’s 23rd birthday. While he is going to be busy in camp, I feel that we deserve to give him the best day possible. I love getting gifts on my birthday, and who doesn’t? But what do you get a guy who is rich and can buy anything he wants? Well, here are a few suggestions. Chances are he already has most of these, but it can never hurt to have more than one of something: