Tag Archive | "Washington Capitals"
Did Mike Green Have Another Setback?
Mike Green was not spotted on the ice this morning. Furthermore, Green has not skated for three consecutive days according to Stephen Whyno of The Washington Times. And while we knew Green had no timeline following surgery, it looked like he would return over the next couple of weeks. So, has Green suffered from a [...]
Continue reading...Crashing the Net: Tanguay Returns
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Welcome to this week’s edition of Crashing the Net. For this 17th week of the season we’re going to take a look at the top five players that you might want to add to your roster this week. We hope you will be able to utilize this article in order to gain a competitive advantage [...]
Continue reading...Hunter: Backstrom Did Not Skate During Break
Monday, January 30, 2012
Our last report sounded relatively optimistic as Backstrom was taking the “next step” towards his recovery. However, it appears that there was a setback as Capitals head coach Dale Hunter, when questioned, told Brian McNally of The Washington Examiner that Backstrom did not skate during the break. We understand that the Caps would be foolish [...]
Continue reading...Alex Ovechkin Suspended Three Games for Charging
Monday, January 23, 2012
4 This evening, the NHL suspended Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin for three games following his hit on Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Zbynek Michalek. He will be ineligible to play until Saturday, February 4th. Ovechkin, as explained in the video, is a repeat offender who was guilty of launching his body into Michalek’s head. His absence [...]
Continue reading...Alexander Semin Returns from Arm Laceration
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Yesterday, coach Dale Hunter declared Alexander Semin “good-to-go”. Today, he stood true to that promise, practicing him on the second line according to Stephen Whyno of The Washington Times, via Twitter. For the Caps full lineup, click here. * * * 1/3/12: According to Katie Carrera of The Washington Post, via Twitter, Semin will not [...]
Continue reading...Top 10 Goalie Controversies Entering the New Year
Saturday, December 31, 2011
As a website that focuses on starting goalies, we would be remiss to not end 2011 discussing starting goalies and the potential they may have in losing their jobs. To add a bit of suspense, we will do a Top 10 countdown. Feel free to go nuts in the comments. 10. Tampa Bay Lightning — [...]
Continue reading...Crashing the Net: Need Help up the Middle?
Monday, December 26, 2011
Welcome to this week’s edition of Crashing the Net. For this 12th week of the season we’re going to take a look at some of the top centermen that you might want to add to your roster. We hope you will be able to utilize this article in order to gain a competitive advantage over [...]
Continue reading...The Obligatory Fantasy Hockey Airing of Grievances
Friday, December 23, 2011
Back on Thursday, December 18th, 1997, during the annual holiday episode of Seinfeld a new holiday — Festivus — was born. To fully explain the origins, we give the floor to Frank Costanza, played by the great Jerry Stiller all those years ago . Frank Costanza: Many Christmases ago, I went to buy a doll for [...]
Continue reading...Alexander Semin Returns to Game Action
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
As we expected, Semin will indeed play against the Sens tonight. Remember to set your lineup accordingly. * * * Despite practicing for the second consecutive game, Semin is a game-time decision according to Katie Carrera of The Washington Post, via Twitter. If he doesn’t play, the Caps could dress seven defensemen. However, yesterday, Semin [...]
Continue reading...Head-to-Head Faceoff: All Kipper, All the Time
Monday, December 5, 2011
Anaheim Ducks (LA, @StL, @Nsh) Backup goalie Dan Ellis is suffering from a groin injury so Jeff Deslauriers has been called up to serve as the backup. The Ducks have struggled so far but will look to change their luck this week. Jonas Hiller will remain in the top goalie spot and likely get all three starts [...]
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Monday, February 6, 2012
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