tedstake.com - 10/11/2009
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That game looked like a game played between grownups and some spoiled teenagers.
When you play Detroit - in Detroit - you can’t give them 5 power plays with stick based penalties. Everyone knows that. Read this blog post to see some good notes from the game.
Detroit scored twice on ...
nhl.com - 10/11/2009
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nhl.com —
They may be without one of their best
forwards for the next four months, but don't feel...
sorry for the Detroit Red Wings . One day after learning that Johan Franzen would be lost for most of the season with a knee injury, the Wings stifled Alex ...
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Capitals at Red Wings
ourhistory.canadiens.com - 10/11/2009
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ourhistory.canadiens.com —
Ever wonder what would have happened had Gordie
Howe played for the Canadiens alongside the likes of...
Maurice Richard and Jean Beliveau? Believe it or not, it almost became a reality in the fall of 1946. > During a scouting trip that year that ...
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Howe could you?
communities.canada.com - 10/10/2009
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communities.canada.com —
Detroit kept close to Pittsburgh in the Cup
finals by concentrating on crashing the net and scoring...
greasy goals. Pat Quinn claims not to be an Xs and Os kind of guy, but Quinn is a smart enough coach to realize that if this Edmonton Oilers team ...
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Greasy is the word: The Edmonton Oilers try to score ...
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KK Hockey —
That game looked like a game played between grownups and some spoiled teenagers.
-Ted Leonsis, Caps Owner on last night’s loss to the Wings. More on the game from Ted at Ted’s Take.
Puck Previews: Snipers clash at MSG; Daniel Sedin to miss 4-6 weeks
Puck Daddy —
... There's no word on if Alex Auld(notes) will start in goal for Dallas after an impressive 5-2 win over the previously undefeated Calgary Flames on Friday night. Tonight also features Marc Crawford's first trip back to Vancouver since he took over the reigns behind the Dallas bench. Evening Reading -Ted Leonsis wasn't too pleased with the Capitals performance against the Detroit Red Wings last night. [Ted's Take] -Brian Costello of The Hockey News uses history to contend that Sidney ...
Previews: Snipers clash at MSG; Daniel Sedin to miss 4-6 weeks
Puck Daddy —
... There's no word on if Alex Auld(notes) will start in goal for Dallas after an impressive 5-2 win over the previously undefeated Calgary Flames on Friday night. Tonight also features Marc Crawford's first trip back to Vancouver since he took over the reigns behind the Dallas bench. Evening Reading -Ted Leonsis wasn't too pleased with the Capitals performance against the Detroit Red Wings last night. [Ted's Take] -Brian Costello of The Hockey News uses history to contend that Sidney ...
Nightly Hockey Hits: Coyotes face big attendance test, Oilers and Leafs almost swapped cities, more on the Quebec Nordiques possibility, Isles fans should be wary of Tavares “Daigle-esque” start.
IllegalCurve.com —
... Bracing for badness. Does the term “success” in the case of the Habs is actually a new word coined from the phrase “sucks to excess.” Here is a top 10 list that suggests it does.
Die by the Blade: Crunching numbers, Sabres limit opportunities. Buffalo has to play this way to win.
Lightning Strikes: Niittymaki makes second straight start. Coach Tocchet is going to ride his hot goalie.
Ted’s Take: Yuck. Caps owner offers his thoughts after his team losses ...
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In Lou We Trust —
... , 3-2. Owner Ted Leonsis wasn't happy with the performance (not good since this is coming from the owner of the team) and got to the heart of the matter as to why they lost. He also pointed to ...
Slightly belated Red Wings-Capitals wrap-up: Ovechkin? No problem
Snapshots —
... this afternoon: October 11, Tedstake.com : That game looked like a game played between grownups and some spoiled teenagers. When you play Detroit - in Detroit - you can’t give them 5 power plays with stick based penalties. Everyone knows that. Read this blog post to see some good notes from the game. Detroit scored twice on the power play, one with 6 minutes left to take the lead and then they do what great and experienced teams do, they put the sleeper hold on us and just won like it was a playoff game 3-2. Boring and hyper efficient. We have much to learn from a perennially ...
What We Learned: Contraction talk? Must be that time of year
Puck Daddy —
... : I'm no expert on the matter, but I don't think you're doing your job correctly if the guy that signs your paychecks compares your approach to that of a "spoiled teenager." ...
At least the Caps play tonight
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Well, with the Redskins disaster yesterday, pick yourself up and gear up for Washington Capitals hockey tonight. Caps faceoff against New Jersey tonight. They have gone 0-2-1 the last three games and simply put, the penalties are killing this team. The Caps must get back to disciplined, stick with the game plan hockey. That is how they win. Caps owner Ted Leonsis made clear that penalties are at fault. We have left a couple of points on the table the last three games. We
don't use excuses of ...
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Caps Can't Hang on Against Red Wings —
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Jose Theodore might have just played his best game of the young season at Joe Louis Arena, but his 34-save effort wasn't enough to save the Caps from a 3-2 loss to the Wings at Joe Louis Arena. The power-play proficient Red Wings struck twice with an ...
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The Caps put forth a much better all-around effort tonight. Alex Ovechkin took nine shots on goal and was credited with 10 hits, and Jose Theodore put together a solid performance. But the Caps couldn't stay out of the penalty box, again. And so they ...
Leonsis on Loss in Detroit: "Yuck" —
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Before Saturday's game, Brooks Laich and Alex Ovechkin spoke frankly about the Caps' discipline issues. After their 3-2 loss at Joe Louis Arena, where they took five minors and surrendered two more power play goals, Coach Bruce Boudreau fumed about ...