The scratch list is out and Shaone Morrisonn is on it. He won’t be able to go tonight against the Habs and will be out for the fourth time in the last five games. Tom Poti and Milan Jurcina will comprise the starting pair on D.
Just came back from the pre-game press chat with Caps coach Bruce Boudreau, and he is still unsure as to Shaone Morrisonn’s status for tonight. And if Morrisonn is able to go, Boudreau is unsure as to which blueliner would not get a sweater tonight.
What we do know is that Olie Kolzig is in goal [...]
Where will he come from? Is he in the system now? When will he be ready to take over the reins? Will the Caps need to trade for a goaltender to serve as a “bridge” between the Olie Kolzig/Brent Johnson duo and the next goalie to come out of the Caps’ system?
I dunno, I dunno, [...]
Ten middle school kids and two adult chaperones from Costa Rica made the trip to Baltimore two weeks ago, some seven months after their exchange student counterparts from Charm City ventured south for two weeks in Central America. The Costa Rican visitors have taken side trips to the White House, New York City, Philadelphia, the [...]
Before I delve into today’s topic, I want to alert you to washingtoncaps.com’s ongoing coverage of the All-Star festivities in Atlanta. The Caps’ Nate Ewell is on the scene along with Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom, and he is chronicling the events and exploits of the two Washington participants in the weekend’s activities. You can [...]
Detroit Red Wings defenseman and Chicago boy Chris Chelios celebrates his 46th birthday today. The leader among all active players in regular season NHL games played, Chelios is also the second oldest man ever to play in the league. Only a 52-year-old Gordie Howe played at a later age in the NHL than Chelios.
Chelios is [...]
This just in: the Capitals have claimed center Kris Beech off waivers from Vancouver. Washington will then place Beech back on waivers with the intention of re-assigning him to Hershey of the AHL, assuming he clears waivers.
This would be Beech’s third tour of duty with the Washington organization. The Caps drafted him with their first [...]
The local ratings are in for Monday night’s telecast of the Capitals-Penguins game on the Versus Network. The telecast drew the highest NHL regular season game rating ever in the Washington market. The national ratings should be out later today.
On Saturday night at Verizon Center, the Caps grabbed a 3-0 lead before letting the Florida Panthers even the score and get back into the game. But after retaking the lead on Alexander Semin’s power play goal late in the second period, the Caps crushed any hopes the Swamp Cats had of getting back into [...]
Caps center Brooks Laich has been money in the face-off circle thus far this month. In Washington’s seven January games, he has won 69.6% of his draws, the best percentage of all pivots in the NHL during that period. Edmonton’s Jarret Stoll was second on that list coming into Thursday’s game with Washington, but Laich [...]
