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Washington Capitals deny Alex Ovechkin's return to take 4-5 weeks
Washington Capitals deny Alex Ovechkin's return to take 4-5 weeks
The Washington Capitals denied a report Sunday that Alex Ovechin's return from an upper-body strain will take longer than the original timetable given.
Chatting with Alex Ovechkin about his 'weeks' of injury rehab
Chatting with Alex Ovechkin about his 'weeks' of injury rehab
sports.yahoo.com — Injured Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin (notes) was watching Saturday's game against the Florida Panthers with Mike Green (notes) (also injured) in one of the rooms of the Verizon Center the press box. He later met with some young fans ... (more) Chatting with Alex Ovechkin about his 'weeks' of injury ...
Game Day 13 Preview: Washington Capitals
Game Day 13 Preview: Washington Capitals
runningwiththedevils.com — Preview of tonight's Devils / Capitals game (more) Game Day 13 Preview: Washington Capitals
Panthers at Capitals
Panthers at Capitals
nhl.com — Tomas Fleischmann will probably never be confused for Alex Ovechkin . But right now, he's helping make up for the absence of No. 8 in the Washington Capitals ' lineup. Fleischmann scored two of the Capitals' five third-period goals as they rallied ... (more) Panthers at Capitals
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Nightly Hockey Hits: Weekend NHL Rumours, Alex Ovechkin might be 4-5 weeks away*, Halak’s agent starts tweet-gate, justifying the Flames/Leafs jumping ahead of the line for flu shots, solving escrow, Avery talks retaliation.
IllegalCurve.com — ... :  Chatting with Alex Ovechkin about his ‘weeks’ of injury rehab.  Wow 4-5 weeks is a lot more than I expected.  Wonder if he is still the favorite for the Maurice Richard? * The Caps are now denying this delay. ...

Fantasy Hockey Scouts: Daily Dosage - Nov 9th, 2009
Fantasy Hockey Scouts — ... to which The Great 8 responded with "I am better.  But I will miss 4-5 weeks".  Normally we're not into the rumours game but Ovie is a special case.  The Caps are denying the report and are saying they are expecting him back in less than two weeks. ...

Around the Boards: Injury News - Ovechkin, Dubinsky, Letang
My NHL Trade Rumors.com — ... : Chesnokov interviewed Alex Ovechkin over the weekend and Ovie had this to say: Q. You’re in good mood. Are you getting better? OVECHKIN: I am better. But I will miss 4-5 weeks. This was news to the Capitals who denied the report :“The Washington Capitals dispute the validity of this report,” the team told ESPN.com’s Pierre LeBrun. ...

The Morning Skate: A Headshot Hearing, a Union Adrift and a Lot of Hurting
Slap Shot — ... spoke with Alex Ovechkin over the weekend and Ovie was quoted as saying he’d be out of the Caps lineup for four to five weeks. The team swiftly denied Ovechkin’s self-diagnosis, telling ESPN.com’s Pierre LaBrun “The Washington Capitals dispute the validity of this report.” On Monday, Ovechkin told Washington reporters he was joking and general manager George McPhee said he hoped he would return within a week. And finally, ...

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