faceoff-factor.com - 4/9/2008
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I bring in some team experts to discuss each combatant in this 3 versus 6 match up.
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Washington Capitals Analysis by OFB on Faceoff Factor
On Frozen Blog —
... The Caps are young, but much of the team have played in the AHL under Coach Bruce Boudreau and are veterans of two Calder Cup runs (and one championship). The NHL playoffs are a new challenge, but the team is more battle-tested than many think. And the past month—when they went 11-1-0—has been a must-win playoff atmosphere that forged the Caps into a powerful team-first unit.
1. Five words: Hart Trophy winner Alexander Ovechkin.
Read our full analysis here, as well as the response from a Philadelphia writer. ...
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