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April | 2014 | Capital Spirit
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Quick Take: Why Length of Injury Suspensions Are a Bad Idea. April 22, 2014. Posted by CapitalSpirit in Uncategorized. I was watching the Habs-Bolts tilt on NHL Network tonight, and at the second intermission, the subject of erstwhile Capitals rental Matt Cooke’s recent kneeing foul came up. But look at it from the other side. If you’re Philadelphia, and you know you can end Alex Ovechkin’s season by keeping a minor leaguer on the shelf…hmmmmmm, tempting, yes? No, neither the Capitals nor the Flyers woul...
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A Look At the Math: 3/28/14 | Capital Spirit
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A Look At the Math: 3/28/14. March 28, 2014. Posted by CapitalSpirit in Uncategorized. And then there’s the Eastern Conference, where the playoff scenarios are more convoluted than the fare structure on the DC Metro. First, the easy part: Boston is in, and Pittsburgh would need to collapse like the Sampoong Department Store in order to miss the playoffs. Let me quickly rattle off the teams that are, soon will be, or may as well be, out of the picture:. Buffalo Sabres, Florida Panthers. MAY AS WELL BE.
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Capital Spirit | Do You Believe? | Page 2
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March 13, 2013. Posted by CapitalSpirit in Uncategorized. Caps Nation, I don’t know what to tell you. The Caps proceeded to lose all three games by an aggregate score of 13 to 3. The third goal was the final straw: Carolina iced the puck, but Jeff Schultz did not get back to touch up in time; the puck was in the Washington net within a matter of seconds. So where, exactly, was the urgency from the rest of the team? And where do I begin? The passing was atrocious, the Caps couldn’t seem to get past ...
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December | 2013 | Capital Spirit
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Time To Walk Away? December 25, 2013. Posted by CapitalSpirit in Uncategorized. Washington, I need your help. I was in my usual spot against Anaheim on Monday night, and, well, we all know how that turned out. And then, on the way home, somebody on the Metro was giving me a bunch of guff that my magic wasn’t working. Well, no kidding, Kojak, you didn’t say anything I probably hadn’t told myself more than once before I even got on the train. Yes, I really did look into it that seriously. First, business&#...
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Time To Walk Away? | Capital Spirit
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Time To Walk Away? December 25, 2013. Posted by CapitalSpirit in Uncategorized. Washington, I need your help. I was in my usual spot against Anaheim on Monday night, and, well, we all know how that turned out. And then, on the way home, somebody on the Metro was giving me a bunch of guff that my magic wasn’t working. Well, no kidding, Kojak, you didn’t say anything I probably hadn’t told myself more than once before I even got on the train. Yes, I really did look into it that seriously. First, business&#...
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Maybe It’s Mawkish | Capital Spirit
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Maybe It’s Mawkish. April 18, 2013. Posted by CapitalSpirit in Uncategorized. But I think this is the right thing to do, somehow. Earlier this season, I got a couple of ridiculously huge poster boards. The idea was to come up with some huge signs for major events. I haven’t been as good with those as I’d planned to be, but I do have one board left, and this one WILL be put to good use. But not to cheer on the Capitals. Wait, what? I’ll be bringing the sign with me to all remaining home games, along...
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April | 2013 | Capital Spirit
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As The Dust Settles. April 28, 2013. Posted by CapitalSpirit in Uncategorized. Who’da thunk it? Take a look at the NHL standings. As they existed on March 14th. The Capitals were down in 14th. They were 5-5-0 in their last ten games, were on a 3-game regulation loss streak, were playing .500 hockey at home, and had only won 3 of the 11 games they’d played away from Verizon Center. The three teams’ records since then? Colorado, 6-14-3; Calgary, 9-14-0; Washington, 17-4-2. Instead, what did they do? They c...
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As The Dust Settles. April 28, 2013. Posted by CapitalSpirit in Uncategorized. Who’da thunk it? Take a look at the NHL standings. As they existed on March 14th. The Capitals were down in 14th. They were 5-5-0 in their last ten games, were on a 3-game regulation loss streak, were playing .500 hockey at home, and had only won 3 of the 11 games they’d played away from Verizon Center. The three teams’ records since then? Colorado, 6-14-3; Calgary, 9-14-0; Washington, 17-4-2. Instead, what did they do? They c...
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March | 2013 | Capital Spirit
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March 24, 2013. Posted by CapitalSpirit in Uncategorized. Oh, while I’m at it–and I’m doing this in prose, much, I’m sure, to everyone’s relief–some scenarios for Sunday. The Capitals obviously need a win here, but let’s run the scenarios…. WSH O- OR S-WIN. WSH would take 10 East from BUF (idle). NYR would take 8 East from CAR (idle). WSH would be within 1 point of CAR (idle), and within 2 points of NYR (vs WSH). Scenarios of WPG-TBL game as in R-win. CAPITALS O- OR S-LOSS. If TBL win in regulation, WSH ...
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musings of a hockey mom: March 2011
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Wednesday, March 30, 2011. Caps Lose to Fiery Canes in Shootout. Last night’s game saw the return of Caps’ stars Alex Ovechkin and Jason Arnott after missing more than a few games due to undisclosed injuries against a rabid Carolina Hurricanes team, holding to a thread of hope for grasping the eighth and final playoff spot in the East. Sunday, March 27, 2011. Countdown to Playoffs and Caps on the Mend. Shake out if the playoffs started today. But before we get too caught up in playoff frenzy and Hockey M...
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