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The Semin story
Kudos are in order for to the Washington Capitals' wing of the blogosphere for unearthing the Alex Semin story (here, here and here) ages before it showed up in the mainstream press up here today.I on...
Caps to reveal new threads
The Washington Capitals will unveil their new uniforms at a special Draft Day Party on Friday, June 22, held at the Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Arlington, Va. The event will be held in conjunction wit...
Time for some lithium
Alex Ovechkin didn't take his club's latest loss all that well yesterday:Afterward the players met for about 15 minutes behind closed doors. Although no one would divulge exactly what was said, when t...
This week's THN
With thanks to the Capitals fans who emailed me today, I have a piece on Ted Leonsis and his open relationship with hockey bloggers in this week's edition of The Hockey News.I met Leonsis and various ...
Preseason leaders
POINTS NAME GP G A PTS Spezza, Jason, Ott. 4 3 5 8 Stastny, Paul, Colo 4 5 3 8 *Hensick, T.J., Colo 5 3 4 7 Zetterberg, Henrik, Det. 3 4 3 7 Chimera, Jason, ClBJ 4 2 4 6 *Conne...
The end for Hanlon
The writing was certainly on the wall for this one, with the Capitals in the NHL's basement.Here was On Frozen Blog last night, after another ugly loss:Glen Hanlon did an admirable job in his first fe...
Ovechkin signs 13-year deal
It appears original reports were wrong, and Alex Ovechkin has signed another one of those insane deals: 13 years for $124-million.Now that's a surprise.Washington Post reporter Tarik El-Bashir is prov...
Ovechkin deal all about the risk
What I've said in the past when it comes to monster contracts in the NHL all applies to Alex Ovechkin's deal.It's just that, as the dollar figures rise, so too does the amount of risk involved.Rick Di...
The art of negotiation (Whose crystal ball is better?)
First things first: the Caps just got a hell of a deal. They stole a bunch of money from Alex Ovechkin (or, alternatively, Ovechkin, in his limitless good will, saved Ted Leonsis a bunch of money). If...
Guilt-free spending
Greg Ballentine picks up on something I failed to mention in the Alex Ovechkin contract coverage last week, and I think it bears repeating:From the standpoint of a GM, what does George McPhee have to ...
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