http://www.washingtoncapitalsblog.com Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:04:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Pre-game Flyers are suiting up bruiser Steve Downie. Downie is best know for being a goon, and his hit on Dean McAmmond that landed him a 20 game suspension. The pressure is all on the Flyers tonight. Will they come flying or dead like the past two games? Can the Caps stay out ... http://www.washingtoncapitalsblog.com/2008/04/22/game-7-live-blog/ Hey Flyers, 1988 called and they want their choke job back. Ok, maybe thats a bit of an overstatement and a bit premature, but let's compare the 1988 series to todays' 1988 2008 Game 1 L, 4-2 W, 5-4 Game 2 W, 5-4 L, 2-0 Game 3 L, 4-3 L, 6-3 Game 4 L, 5-4 OT L, 4-3 OT Game 5 W, 5-2 W, 3-2 Game 6 W, 7-2 W, ... http://www.washingtoncapitalsblog.com/2008/04/21/those-who-forget-the-lessons-of-history-are-doomed-to-repeat-it/ Pregame Notes: I don't have to tell you guys, but todays game is huge for the Caps. How huge? Huge huge. And to understand the scale of huge huge, think sextuplet preggers huge. Semin is playing great as of late, especially with Backstrom at center. The two have great and are very ... http://www.washingtoncapitalsblog.com/2008/04/21/game-6-live-blog-from-my-couch/ Pre-Game Will Eddie Olzyck think the crowd is 50/50 again? Can the Caps box out the Flyers offense and prevent 2nd and 3rd chances that cost the Caps game 4? Will Ovechkin find his scoring touch. Only one goal in the past 4 games? Can the Caps prevent the Flyers from getting off to ... http://www.washingtoncapitalsblog.com/2008/04/19/game-5-live-blog/ Pregame notes: Huet will get the nod tonight despite my previous entry. I guess I don't have the amount of pull in the club house like I thought. According Tarik, looks like Fedorov and Backstrom are switching lines. Its going to be Ovechkin-Fedorov-Kozlov and Laich-Backstrom-Semin. Personally I'd like to see what a ... http://www.washingtoncapitalsblog.com/2008/04/17/game-4-live-blog-from-my-couch/ I feel I must preface this by stating that as a Michigander, theres nothing we love more than a goalie controversy, ok, maybe a good quarterback controversy might fit the bill too. It's that time once again ladies and gents, theres a feeling in the air, a murmur in the streets, ... http://www.washingtoncapitalsblog.com/2008/04/15/ollie-the-goalie/ After the 1st period its 3-1 Flyers. Heres are some of my notes: What happened to sending bodies to the front of the goal? 0-2 on the power play and I did not see a single Cap screening Biron Huet looks bad again. On the replays, he looks like he's reacting a ... http://www.washingtoncapitalsblog.com/2008/04/15/game-3-live-blog-from-my-couch/ It was bound to happen eventually. The emotional run for the Southeast Division finally caught up to the Capitals in their 2-0 loss to Philadelphia this afternoon. Plain and simple, the Capitals looked dead on the ice today. Nothing seemed to click. The power play was 0-6 with very limited ... http://www.washingtoncapitalsblog.com/2008/04/13/dissapointing-loss/ just got into the verizon center. there's an electricity in the air. can't wait for the game. Sorry guys, EDGE was horrible @ Verizon and couldn't get a decent connection. But the game was great, and the crowd was LOUD. I'm not sure if it cam across on TV but the ... http://www.washingtoncapitalsblog.com/2008/04/11/live-blog-from-verizon/ Heres just a quick video of the sign I made for game one Friday night. I hope to see you there. Lets go CAPS!!!Also I'm going to try to some live blogging from the Verizon Center during the game about the crowd and some of the things you may miss ... http://www.washingtoncapitalsblog.com/2008/04/10/hip-hip-huet/