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(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 pass up the opportunity, we asked GMGM a ...
Ovie Will Show You the Kind of Man He Is
Ovie Will Show You the Kind of Man He Is
misterirrelevant.com — After jumping on the Caps bandwagon , commenter Max Wass — whom I’ve met; picture a real-life... Max Fischer — gave us this greeting : Welcome to the group of Washington Capitals fans, where you are treated with respect by the ... (more) Ovie Will Show You the Kind of Man He Is
Washington is becoming your capital for jersey fouls
Washington is becoming your capital for jersey fouls
sports.yahoo.com — Perhaps there's just too much disposable income in D.C., or surplus of mis-channeled creative energy. Whatever the... reason, Washington Capitals fans are becoming the Outbreak monkeys of jersey fouls. They've given us the "Pens Suck 78" ... (more) Washington is becoming your capital for jersey fouls
Flyers, Capitals present good, bad and boring of the shootout
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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A Higher Power
Japers' RinkA Higher Power Caps enlist a little extra help last night. [Homer McFanboy]

Holy Locker Room, Batman!
On Frozen Blog — Murf of the DC-area site Homer McFanboy encountered an unusual scene during last night's post-victory interviews: a group (flock? pod?) of holy men milling about the Washington Capitals' locker room. Read all about it here.

Puck Headlines: Some bald dude ready to play for Vancouver
Puck Daddy — ... easily filling the room to near maximum capacity. Then, imagine Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin coming out of the showers wearing nothing more than a towel. He heads to what would typically be an empty locker room only to discover the room has been temporarily taken over by holy men. What's more, one of the priests is actually posing for a photo in front of Ovechkin's locker ... and wearing his helmet. Seriously, you can't make this stuff up." Check out his blog. Good stuff. [Homer McFanboy] ...

Caps Had Some Help Last Night
Kuklas Korner — ... to the various players and equipment managers shuffling up and down the hallway, there was George McPhee, who was followed by roughly 30 priests from the Institute of the Incarnate Word in Chillum, Maryland. It turns out Raul Fernandez, a part owner of the Washington Capitals, invited these fine men to attend the game and get a little VIP tour of the facilities, which set the scene for the most bizarre and improbable moment in our young blogging career. more thanks to Ted’s Take for the pointer…

Capitals Edge Flyers in Shootout
Off Wing Opinion — Capitals Edge Flyers in Shootout There was a lot of talk by the Caps coming into last night's game against the Flyers as they looked to change their luck against Philly. While most Caps fans wanted to see a rout after being whipped 7-1 in their last meeting, it took a shootout, and maybe a little divine intervention , for the Caps to gain the two points. Says ...

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