newsobserver.com - 4/6/2008
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Canes become first team to miss playoffs two straight years after winning Cup.
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Caps vs. Panthers 4-5-2008 Wrap Up
Bleatings From a Caps Nut —
The Local Yokels: (Com)Post: comeback complete, real life fairy tale, Red Reign. Times: job well done, permagrin, resurgence. Caps.com. The Neutral Observers: NHL.com AP Wire. The Other Side: Miami Herald: falling short, helping hand. Raleigh News & Observer. Final Thoughts: And finally a special note to ...
Difficult decisions and an early summer for Hurricanes
Carolina Hurricanes —
... have made these changes to the Hurricanes when the team was playing so well? Two years in a row now the Carolina Hurricanes have just missed the Stanley Cup play offs; this makes them the first team in NHL history to fail to reach the play offs two seasons in a row following a Cup win. Failure to reach the play offs this year frustrated fans more than the previous year because of how well the team played since Rod Brind’Amour injured his knee. Luke Decock of the Raleigh News & Observer stated: ...
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Congratulations: Washington Capitals Make the 2008 NHL Playoffs
nhl-apparel.com 4/6/2008 — The Washington Capitals haven’t made it to the NHL post-season since 2003. The Capitals needed to pull at least one point out of their game tonight against the Florida Panthers to clinch the #3 seed in the Eastern Conference, which would knock the Hurricanes out of the playoffs. The Capitals beat the Panthers 3-1 tonight, and the Caps did it without any scoring from Ovechkin
Mission accomplished - - The Washington Times, America's Newspaper
washingtontimes.com 4/6/2008 — Caps goalie Cristobal Huet stopped Ville Peltonen and the Panthers last night, totaling 25 saves in a victory. (Joseph Silverman/The Washington Times) It was the last game before the New Year, a wild road victory against the Eastern-Conference ...
Flyers win, will face Washington in first round
allthingsphillysports.blogspot.com 4/6/2008 — The Flyers didn't play with nearly as much intensity as they did against the Devils on Friday night, but they did just enough against the Penguins to win 2-0. The victory vaults the Flyers into the 6th seed in the Eastern Conference and sets up a series against the Washington Capitals, who finished with fewer points than the Flyers yet still won their division.
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Have a Cigar…
canescountry.com 4/7/2008 — I would like to offer congratulations to the Washington Capitals for capturing the Southeast Division crown this year. Even though the Hurricanes beat them heads up with a record of 4-3-1, the Caps won the games that they needed to win down the ...
Have a Cigar… —
Bleacher Report - NHL 4/6/2008
I would like to offer congratulations to the Washington Capitals for capturing the Southeast Division crown this year. Even though the Hurricanes beat them heads up with a record of 4-3-1, the Caps won the games that they needed to win down the ...
Ottawa or Philadelphia? —
Capitals Insider 4/6/2008
The Caps' first-round opponent will be determined this afternoon in Philadelphia. If the Flyers beat the Pens at Wachovia Center, they'll earn the sixth seed and matchup with the Southeast Division Caps (still sounds weird) later this week. If the ...
Washington Capitals: A Year in Review —
Bleacher Report - NHL 4/6/2008
You don't wear white after labour day so the Washington Capitals got decked out in red as it prepared for the season in September. It appeared to be the wrong decision as the team got off to a lackluster start. Things improved ...
Washington's Ovechkin in the Playoffs —
Bleacher Report - NHL 4/7/2008
The Washington Capitals began in the lower ranks of this year's NHL season. Since 1974, the Caps have only been crowned Division Champions three other times besides this year's surprise run under new coach Bruce Boudreau. As I viewed the team in ...
