Growing up a Boston Bruins fan, I developed a healthy hatred for the Montreal Canadiens at an early age. But although I hated the Habs as a team, I grew to respect several of their players from those days. How could anyone hate the classy and reverent center Jean Beliveau? And you had to love [...]
Archive for July, 2007
Farewell, Fergie
July 16, 2007Camp Closure
July 15, 2007Jamie Hunt had a pair of goals to help pace Team Blue to a 7-3 win over Team White in the Capitals’ development camp scrimmage finale today at Kettler Capitals Iceplex. Saturday’s tilt took on a different format from the previous three; the game was played in “traditional” fashion with three 20-minute periods and no [...]
Backstrom Wins it for Blue in Double OT
July 14, 2007It was just a scrimmage at a meaningless summer development camp scrimmage in July. But for us shootout haters, it was bliss. Nicklas Backstrom’s goal in the second overtime gave Team Blue a 3-2 triumph. The final of the four camp scrimmages takes place Saturday at Kettler Capitals Iceplex at 4:30.
After a 60-minute running clock [...]
Blue by Four
July 13, 2007Club Blue evened up the score in this week’s set of four scrimmages from Capitals summer development camp today. The Blue boys rolled to a 5-1 win on Thursday, a day after Team White took the opener by a 5-3 count. As I mentioned yesterday, it’s tough to account for all the goals and the [...]
White is Right
July 12, 2007It was a great evening at the ’Plex tonight, as the Caps’ first ever summer development camp at Kettler took center stage with a Blue vs. White scrimmage. White prevailed by a 5-3 count, and a decent crowd showed up on a Wednesday night. The game was played in two 30-minute halves with a running [...]
Busy Day
July 11, 2007Yeah, it’s the middle of summer and not much would seem to be going on hockey-wise, but actually there’s a helluva lot going on hockey-wise.
The 2007-08 NHL schedule comes out today, and Washington will also release its seven-game preseason schedule for this September. Rookie camp started in earnest here this morning, and the Caps announced [...]
Ovie on Sid
July 10, 2007From my friend Dmitry Chesnokov:
After Crosby signed the contract extension, Sovetsky Sport got Alex Ovechkin on the phone to comment on the event.
“What can I say? Good for Crosby! It is easier for any player to come out and play when he knows that his future is secure. I think Pittsburgh wasted no time offering [...]
Cool Hot Lunch
July 9, 2007It’s hot as blazes outside right now, but lunch here today was cool in every sense of the word. I sat in the stands at the rink here in Arlington and watched hockey while I dined.
Four of this week’s rookie camp attendees got into town early (well, three of them did. Stephen Werner lives locally) [...]
Caps Face Only Two Arb Cases
July 5, 2007The Capitals learned today that only defenseman Milan Jurcina and center Brooks Laich have opted for the arbirtration process. The team’s other three arbitration-eligible players (defensemen Steve Eminger and John Erskine and center Brian Sutherby) elected not to go to arbitration.
The NHL’s arbitration hearings are scheduled for July 20-Aug. 4 this summer. Players and their [...]
Nylander Numbers
July 2, 2007The Nylander deal is worth a total of $19.5 million (an annual cap hit of $4.875 million), and was reportedly less than he was being offered in Edmonton. The deal will pay Nylander $3 mil in the fourth year of the pact, so if his effectiveness has dwindled drastically by that point, a buyout would [...]
