Washington Capitals News

Caps park Wrecker for visit to Bell Centre (The Montreal Gazette)

Published: February 4, 2012

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Rene Bourque could sleep soundly Friday night, secure in the knowledge that he wouldn’t have to wake up and face Joel (Wrecker) Rechlicz.


Alexander Semin Painting George McPhee into a Corner with His Play: A Fan’s Perspective (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

Published: February 4, 2012

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Look at the Washington Capitals statistics page and one encounters some troubling numbers. Tops on the list are the figures of 12 goals and 16 assists. These sound like reputable numbers for a third liner on a club, but not from a guy making $6.7 million a year .


Trending Topics: The poor Capitals are having motivation problems; Pierre McGuire for Habs GM (Yahoo! Sports)

Published: February 3, 2012

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Trending Topics is a column that looks at the week in hockey, occasionally according to Twitter. If you’re only going to comment to say how stupid Twitter is, why not just go have a good cry for the slow, sad … Continue reading →


Flyers, Capitals exchange minor leaguers (AP)

Published: February 3, 2012

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The Philadelphia Flyers have acquired right wing Matt Ford from the Washington Capitals for defenseman Kevin Marshall in a trade of minor leaguers. Ford had 10 goals and 28 points in 39 games for Washington’s AHL affiliate, the Hershey Bears. He will be assigned to the Adirondack Phantoms. Ford has 50 goals and 100 points [...]


Montreal Canadiens just didn’t show up against Sabres (The Montreal Gazette)

Published: February 1, 2012

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Give the Buffalo Sabres an A-plus at every position for their 3-1 victory on Tuesday. And while you’re at it, you can also give the finger to the Canadiens, who now find themselves ranked No. 13 in the East.