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thefieldofplay.com - 1/11/2009

A Flyers/Caps Rivalry Can Work, If…

— thefieldofplay.com — A Philadelphia perspective on Washington's cries to become part of the Atlantic Division again... (more) A Flyers/Caps Rivalry Can Work, If…

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sports.yahoo.com - 1/7/2009

Flyers, Capitals present good, bad and boring of the shootout

— sports.yahoo.com — Philadelphia Flyers goalie Marty Biron unwrapped the long ribbon of tape from his ankle, the locker room having emptied out after the Washington Capitals ' 2-1 shootout win on home ice. He had played quite brilliantly, stopping 33 shots and keeping ... (more) Flyers, Capitals present good, bad and boring of the ...

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homermcfanboy.com - 1/7/2009

father knows best

— homermcfanboy.com — (courtesy photo) Just before the puck dropped and the Washington Capitals took on the Philadelphia Flyers, we found ourselves walking alongside Capitals general manager George McPhee as we headed towards our seat in a very crowded press box. Unable to ... (more) father knows best

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Big Game In The East Tonight
KK Hockey — from Pierre LeBrun of ESPN, ...OK, puckheads, now that we’ve wasted a few seconds of your time, we draw your attention to tonight’s game between Backstrom’s Capitals and the visiting Philadelphia Flyers. The last time these two teams met was Dec. 20, when the Flyers pasted the Caps, 7-1. That was their first encounter since last spring’s first-round, seven-game playoff victory by Philadelphia. Needless to say, the Caps were looking forward to tonight. “We had like 50 shots on them that night [48 to be exact],” Backstrom said of the Dec. 20 game. “It was a weird game. Everybody on the ...

Daily Caps Report, Caps and Flyers Intensify
MVN RSS — Smoke Signals: ‘Fred Smoot is good at something!’ edition | Home Daily Caps Report, Caps and Flyers Intensify By PennSkinsFan | January 6, 2009 [image] The Washington Capitals have one rival they dislike the most, one rival they feel vengeance against, that rivals the Capitals face tonight — the Philadelphia Flyers.  Not only did Philadelphia embarrass the Caps earlier this season, beating them 7-1, despite being outplayed, but the Flyers were responsible for ousting the Caps from the playoffs last season. Forget the media manufactured rivalry between Pittsburgh and Washington.  Forget the growing division rivalry between Carolina and ...

Backstrom's phone manners
Capitals Kremlin — "The phone rings and we answer. "It's Nicklas Backstrom, Washington Capitals," the voice at the other end says.Interesting phone etiquette, we think to ourselves. Very polite. We couldn't remember the last time a player identified himself on the phone by also adding the team he played for. But perhaps the 21-year-old Swedish center feels compelled to do that since there's another player by the same name." Good article about the Capitals, Backstrom and tonight's matchup with the Flyers from ESPN. ...

Wednesday Roundup - Caps 2, Flyers 1 (SO)
Japers' Rink — ... .... Pierre LeBrun and Nicklas Backstrom chatted before the Flyers game.... Happy Birthday to Donald Brashear (37 today) and former Caps Randy Burridge (43) and Mike Liut (53).... Finally, on this day back in 1989, Mike Ridley assisted on all six of the Caps goals in their 6-3 win over Chicago. ...