Lineup for Preseason Finale

Here’s how the Caps will look tonight against Ottawa:
Forwards:
8-Ovechkin, 25-Kozlov, 43-Fleischmann
19-Backstrom, 92-Nylander, 17-Clark
18-Pettinger, 15-Gordon, 39-Steckel
87-Brashear, 21-Laich, 10-Bradley
Defensemen:
3-Poti, 52-Green
26-Morrisonn, 23-Jurcina
4-Erskine, 2-Pothier
Goaltenders
1-Johnson, 37-Kolzig
Not sure who is in goal tonight, but I believe it’s Kolzig.
EDIT: Erskine is a late scratch (game-time decision) and Schultz is in.

The Plan to Expand

I’m not one to advocate NHL expansion, but I believe it is going to happen and that it will happen in the next few years. The allure of millions and millions of dollars in expansion fees that go directly into NHL owners’ pockets (bypassing the players) will ultimately prove to be too much to resist. [...]

Friday Night Lineup

Here’s how the Caps will lineup for tonight’s preseason contest against the Flyers at The Phone Booth:
Forwards
8-Ovechkin, 25-Kozlov, 43-Fleischmann
19-Backstrom, 92-Nylander, 28-Semin
18-Pettinger, 15-Gordon, 17-Clark
87-Brashear, 39-Steckel, 21-Laich
Defense
3-Poti, 52-Green
26-Morrisonn, 23-Jurcina
55-Schultz, 2-Pothier
Goaltenders
1-Johnson, 37 Kolzig
Kolzig will start and is expected to go the distance. Don’t forget that you can see the Caps take on the Sens live at Verizon Center [...]

Roster Trim

The Caps made a small trim to their roster on Friday morning, sending left wing Chris Bourque to Hershey of the AHL. The 21-year-old third-year pro skated in four preseason games with Washington this year, picking up an assist. He will likely play on one of the top two lines in Hershey and could see [...]

Decision Day Looms

Roster decisions are never easy for any coach in any sport at any level. Telling a player he didn’t make the team is a tough thing to do, and it never gets easier. For Caps coach Glen Hanlon, the time is drawing near where his team must settle it’s opening night roster, and he will [...]

Caps Fall in Philly

Without the members of their regular power play unit the Capitals were unable to take advantage of some extra-man chances late in Wednesday night’s preseason contest with the Philadelphia Flyers. As a result, the Caps dropped a 2-1 decision to leave their preseason record at 2-2-1. The Flyers visit Verizon Center on Friday night and [...]

Lineup in Philly

Here’s what we’ll be looking at tonight in Philadelphia:
WASHINGTON
Forwards
43-Fleischmann, 19-Backstrom, 38-Klepis
50-Motzko, 15-Gordon, 21-Laich
87-Brashear, 39-Steckel, 27-Clymer
56-Bourque, 16-Sutherby, 10-Bradley
Defensemen
26-Morrisonn, 23-Jurcina
4-Erskine, 44-Eminger
78-Boumedienne, 9-Pollock
Goaltenders
1-Johnson, 37 Kolzig
Johnson will start and go all the way in goal. Lots of bubble guys in the lineup today, so effort should not be a problem against the Flyers.
And because I know you all [...]

The Lineup

Here’s what we’ve got for tonight:
WASHINGTON
Forwards:
8-Ovechkin, 25-Kozlov, 43-Fleischmann
19-Backstrom, 92-Nylander, 28-Semin
18-Pettinger, 39-Steckel, 15-Gordon
56-Bourque, 21-Laich, 38-Klepis
Defense:
3-Poti, 52-Green
26-Morrisonn, 44-Eminger
55-Schultz, 2-Pothier
Goaltenders
37-Kolzig, 1-Johnson
Kolzig will start and judging by past patterns, will go all the way. And it may not mean anything, but I’ll note it anyway. This is the fourth time in as many games that each of Washington’s three [...]

More on the PP

Tarik has a bit on the Caps’ power play in today’s Post, but this is another one of those instances where much more was said than would fit in the paper. So here’s the rest:
Caps coach Glen Hanlon started out talking about last season’s unit:
“If you look at personnel, for us to finish at over [...]

Ovechkin Transcript

Washington left wing Alex Ovechkin made himself available for a conference call this afternoon, and the league’s media site posted a transcript of the call afterwards. Here’s what Alex had to say:
Q. Lots of good stats but are you at the point where you want the team to make the playoffs? I can’t imagine it’s [...]