Posts Tagged ‘Washington Capitals’

Steven Hindle: 10 Caps Thoughts

17, Jul 2010

10 Caps Thoughts

Inspired by Elliotte Friedman’s “30 Thoughts”, here’s my set of 10 thoughts on the Washington Capitals.

- 1.) It’s been awfully quiet out of the Caps camp this summer as GM, George McPhee, has yet to offer a contract to any notable UFA. Yet, has it been that bad of an idea? Compromising cap space on Michalek or Martin wouldn’t have been the worst idea, nor…

The Finley Files: In the Heat and Heart of the U.S. Capitol

16, Jul 2010

Day 6: I skated in the first practice of the day where we focused on offensive zone faceoff forechecking, power play, and penalty kill. Having everyone on the same page for tomorrow’s scrimmage should tighten things up for us and allow us to convert on the man advantage. We split up into two groups at [...]

Steven Hindle: Habs Name Former Caps Scout Larry Carrière As Assistant General Manager

16, Jul 2010

Carrière Adds a Wealth of Experience to Habs Management

As I shared with my followers on twitter earlier this afternoon, the Montreal Canadiens have appointed Larry Carrière as their new Assistant General Manager.

In stark contrast to the disheartening news that the Canadiens were losing another valuable member of their management team to the group being put together by Steve Yzerman in…

Steven Hindle: What Name Would You Give to a New NHL Club?

16, Jul 2010

What’s the Best Team Name Not In Use Today?

I have returned to Montreal, back from a quick little vacation in the Laurentians, and will be getting back to work in the next few hours on both the Capitals and Canadiens, but in the meantime, I thought I would bring a debate from my vacation to you all.

If, and likely when, a new team enters the NHL, what would you name it?

To be honest, th…

The Finley Files: I’m a Tall Target in Paintball

16, Jul 2010

Day 5: Today started with a 9 a.m. scrimmage at Kettler, which I believe is the earliest I have ever played since a Pee-Wee tournament back in Edina, Minn. Whatever the case the game went on. I think most of the guys would say the first period was a solid wake up call, and the [...]

Gabby: Fights, in Moderation, Are a Part Even of Development Camps

15, Jul 2010

Joe Finley’s slow dance yesterday with Anthony Pisano prompted me to ask Head Coach Bruce Boudreau for his thoughts about fights in a development camp, particularly in light of the news of the Chicago Blackhawks losing a camper this month for four months at the handiwork of their big young thumper, Kyle Beach. ©2010 On [...]

The Finley Files: Testing and Scrimmaging

15, Jul 2010

This morning I was the bigger man and didn’t SLAM the door on Bruiser as he did the day before on me. I made quick work of a Denver Omlette, fruit with yogurt and a bagel, and headed to the rink for on-ice testing. On ice we were run through four different tests (S-test, top [...]

The Finley Files: A Progress Report

14, Jul 2010

Joe Finley has had an eventful development camp and his first scrimmage mirrored that. A high scoring, high energy and extremely physical game seems like the kind Joe will play throughout his career. After the scrimmage between white and red Joe sat down with our PucksandBooks to talk about his progress and what it is like to play against his teammates and friends.

It Got a Little Feisty Out There Yesterday

14, Jul 2010

Mike Rannells of the DC sports blog Fight for Old DC approached us just minutes after the conclusion of yesterday’s Development Camp scrimmage with this merry message: “Have I got some photos of Finley’s fight you guys will like.” Number 59 was just a few feet away at that moment, overheard Mike, and said, “Hey, [...]

Caps Dev Camp First Scrimmage Slideshow

14, Jul 2010

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Where’s the big move?

14, Jul 2010

NHLHS Washington Capitals Correspondent Jodie Smola discusses the lack of movement from the Capitals and wonders what went wrong. While many teams  have taken advantage of the early stages of the free agency period, I can’t help but feel that the Caps need to make a big move. As I write this, I’ve been waiting [...]

Postcard from a Development Camper

13, Jul 2010

To my friendly OFB readers, and my buds back in Minnesota: Today started out with a bang, LITERALLY, as Bruiser slammed the door on his way out at 7:15 a.m. I assume someone relayed my comments from yesterday to him, but he promises it was an accident… you never know. I was fortunate enough to [...]

The Finley Files: Camp Gets Underway

13, Jul 2010

Day 2 of Development Camp in D.C.: Rolled out of bed after a couple of 5-minute snoozes to my phone alarm, but still managed to tip-toe around so “Bruiser” (Trevor Bruess) could continue to get his beauty rest for Group B’s cordial 9:15 a.m. rink arrival. I was surprised to see the breakfast buffet packed [...]

Root Hard for This Hard-Working Camp Correspondent

12, Jul 2010

This morning I am gravely worried about the condition of Ethan Hall of Chaska, Minnesota. According to Big Joe Finley of the Washington Capitals, Hall last Saturday, during a purely recreational skate, took a slash from Big Joe — accidental, of course — that was worse than any stickwork by Finley on any Capitals’ prospect [...]

The Debut of the Joe Finley Development Camp Diary

12, Jul 2010

[OFB note: We thought it might be fun to have a Development Camper keep a bit of a diary this week and share it with our readers, and in light of some concern expressed of late by pucksandbooks about some team toughness issues, who better to go to than Big Joe Finley? Finley, a native [...]

Steven Hindle: The Flash File: A Trio at Arby’s? Fleischmann Too Costly for Caps?

11, Jul 2010

Fleischmann to Make His Case at Arbitration on July 28

The Capitals have 1 RFA left to sign with $8,555,704 left to spend.

Sounds pretty simple, right?

Not so fast.

Although I will agree that the Caps are by no means in cap trouble, I do believe they are feeling a bit of heat under the collar.

There are currently 19 players signed for the 2010-11 season, which sounds fine, excep…

Steven Hindle: McPhee Gets to Work, Caps Lineup Starting to Take Shape

9, Jul 2010

Gordon, Schultz and Fehr Sign

As I wrote at the beginning of the week, the Capitals have been a very quiet team during this off-season, specifically during the UFA period.

All of that changed on Tuesday, when George McPhee set to work on locking up his important RFA’s and giving better definition and clarity to the Capitals lineup for 2010-11.

McPhee’s first move was to lock up Boyd Gor…

2010 Washington Capitals Development Camp Info and Roster

9, Jul 2010

Young, gifted hockey players from around the world begin descending on Washington this weekend to participate in the Capitals’ annual Development Camp out at the team’s training facility in Arlington, Va. Camp commences Monday morning, and all on-ice sessions are free and open to the public. Need additional inducement to attend? In a note to [...]

Hey Tweeps, I’ve Got a New Deal!

8, Jul 2010

Thursday was a memorable day in the annals of hockey and new media — Capitals right wing Eric Fehr chose to announce his new contract to the world first to his followers on Twitter. ©2010 On Frozen Blog. All Rights Reserved..

WSH: Fehr re-signs; Nylander clears

8, Jul 2010

as per WashingtonPost.com
Eric Fehr signed a two-year extension with the Caps today.
The deal is worth $2.2 million per season, up from the $771,750 he earned last season.
Fehr also became the first Cap to ever announce his signing via Twitter, tweeting moments ago, “Happy to announce I’ll be back for the next two [...]


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