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Ovechkin skates, still can’t play

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 15:52:20 +0000

Don’t expect to see Alexander Ovechkin in the Capitals lineup for at least the next two games, possibly more. Ovechkin skated yesterday but is still favoring a shoulder. Ovechkin returned to practice Thursday – a short session that featured a heavy dose of intense skating. ...

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Ovechkin update: No better, no worse

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 18:00:30 +0000

After returning to practice Thursday, Alex Ovechkin did not taking the pre-game skate at BankAtlantic Center this morning. That doesn't necessarily mean he's had a setback, but when asked how he's feeling today, he said only, "Same." Ovechkin is expected to miss at least the next two games with a strain near his left shoulder. "It's getting better every day," Coach Bruce Boudreau said. "But [in terms] of percentages or degrees, I don't know. He might be one percent better. It's going to take time. He ...

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Green has put playoff disappointment behind him

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 20:38:46 +0000

Alex Ovechkin didn't skate Wednesday morning and he definitely won't play when the Washington Capitals and New Jersey Devils play Wednesday. However, according to Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau , Ovechkin is on the mend."He's feeling better today, feeling a lot better," Boudreau said of ...

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Hitchcock Responds to Boudreau

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 19:40:08 +0000

Washington Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau said Monday he thought the Blue Jackets were targeting the Capitals Alex Ovechkin in Sunday's game. Today, Jackets coach Ken Hitchcock responded: Guilty as charged. "That would be correct," Hitchcock said. "That's the name of...

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New line combos in Ovechkin's absence

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 18:32:00 +0000

Practice just started at KCI and Bruce Boudreau rolled out a few new line combinations as the Capitals prepare for tomorrow's game against New Jersey without Alex Ovechkin. Boyd Gordon, who has missed eight straight games, is the only other player not on the ice. Fleischmann-Backstrom-Knuble Laich-Morrison-Semin Fehr-Perreault-Clark Laing-Steckel-Bradley As most of you already saw, Mathieu Perreault was recalled and Keith Aucoin was reassigned to Hershey this morning. The move means that Aucoin won't ...

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Ovechkin Week to Week

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 22:32:30 +0000

Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin suffered an upper-body strain in Sunday evening s game against the Columbus Blue Jackets and his status is week-to-week, the team determined Monday. Ovechkin, the NHL leader in points (23) and goals (14) and the league s Second Star of the Month for ...

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Boudreau: Ovechkin might not play Wednesday

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 20:06:30 +0000

Alex Ovechkin managed to sneak out through a back door at Ketter Capitals Iceplex this afternoon after receiving treatment on what is believed to be a left arm or shoulder injury, and thus avoided a handful of reporters who were camped outside of the Arlington practice facility. But Slava Malamud of Moscow-based Sport-Express told me he caught up with Ovechkin on the phone. According to Malamud, Ovechkin declined to divulge the precise location or nature of his injury but said that "tests" taken came ...

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Backstrom ailing, Green limping

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:49:00 +0000

Nicklas Backstrom stayed home from practice today because he wasn't feeling well. But it's not believed that he's coming down with swine flu, according to Bruce Boudreau, who added that he expects the center to play tomorrow against Columbus. "He's just under the weather, so we told him to stay home and relax," Boudreau said. Boudreau also said he expects Mike Green to face the Blue Jackets, despite the fact that the defenseman did not practice this morning and appeared to have considerable trouble ...

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Good night: Uhhh, Bruce?

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:17:01 +0000

The Lead So tonight the Flyers are beating the Caps by two late in the second period, right, And Philly’s a pretty good team with depth at pretty much every position and they’re not exactly wont to give up leads. But the Caps had it figured out from the get-go: put your three ...

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Caps 4, Thrashers 3

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:33:12 +0000

Stop me if you've heard this one before: The Caps collect two points, but an uneven effort leaves Coach Bruce Boudreau fuming afterward. Well, it happened yet again. Before a paltry crowd tonight at Philips Arena, the Caps went up 3-0 on the Ilya Kovalchuk-less Thrashers, then inexplicably let up late in the second period. While it didn't cost them against Atlanta, a similar effort wouldn't have been good enough against a better team. It won't be good enough in February and March as teams jockey for ...

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A storied rise to the NHL for Caps' Boudreau

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:03:00 +0000

Corey Masisak There are plenty of what-ifs and unforeseen twists in any hockey coach's life. Considering the odyssey Bruce Boudreau traveled to reach the Washington Capitals, he probably had more than most. Still, it is crazy to think there was an afternoon in the summer of 2005 when fate (or, ...

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Semin returns to top line (updated)

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:40:53 +0000

The Caps just hit the ice here at KCI and Bruce Boudreau has made some changes to accommodate the return of Alexander Semin. Semin, who has missed the past two games with a combination of injury and illness, according to the team, is back on the top line with Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom. Boudreau has also restored the second line to the way it looked at the start of the season, with Brooks Laich-Brendan Morrison-Mike Knuble skating together in gray jerseys. Meantime, Eric Fehr, who was hit ...

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week' with injury

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 03:10:40 +0000

(AP) 13 hours ago ARLINGTON, Va. The Washington Capitals say Alex Ovechkin is "week-to-week" with an upper-body injury. The Capitals said Monday that the two-time league MVP suffered an "upper-body strain" in Sunday's overtime loss to Columbus. Ovechkin had an MRI and will travel with the team ...

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Five Steps to a Capitals Comeback

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:33:36 +0000

by Christopher Botta UNIONDALE, NY -- What does a Stanley Cup contender do when nothing is working, their feisty underdog of an opponent is giving them fits and they're down 2-0 with 15 minutes left in the game? To hear the Washington Capitals tell it after coming back to beat the New York ...

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5 Steps to a Capitals Comeback

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 07:19:36 +0000

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