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Handicapping the Caps

Posted on 22 August 2009 by thedoormouse

I am getting somewhat impatient regarding the impending beginning of hockey season. Not that I am ready to give up baseball yet, as the stretch run is going to make for some great story lines, but with pre-season football getting … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinion, sports commentary | Tagged alex ovechkin, alex semin, Boyd Gordon, Brandan Morrison, brent johnson, Brooks Laitch, bruce boudreau, Chris Borque, chris clark, Dave Steckle, defense, donald brashear, eastern conference, Eric Fehr, even strength, forward, goalie, jeff schultz, jose theodore, Michal Neuvirth, mike green, Mike Knuble, mike nylander, Milan Jurnica, national hockey league, nhl, nick backstrom, olaf kolzig, plus minus, power play, Quintin Laing, sergie federov, Shaone Morrison, short handed, Simeon Varlamov, southeast division, Tom Fleishman, viktor kozlov, washington capitals | Leave a comment

Lord Stanley is Loving Round Two

Posted on 29 April 2009 by thedoormouse

The first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs are over. Some big drama and some great memories came from it, as well as a few key learnings to take away such as: 1) a hockey game is a minimum of … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinion, sports commentary | Tagged alex, alex ovechkin, anaheim ducks, blue line, boston bruins, bruce boudreau, canes, caps, carolina hurricanes, chicago black hawks, chris osgood, defense, detroit red wings, devs, donald brashear, evangie malkin, forward, goalie, guerin, hiller giggy, marc andrea fleury, matt cooke, mike babcock, mike green, national hockey league, neutral zone, new jersey devils, new york rangers, nhl, nick backstrom, Nikolai Khabibulin, ovie, penalty kill, pens, petr sykora, playoffs, power play, roberto luongo, san jose sharks, semin, sergie ferorov, sergie gonchar, sidney crosby, Simeon Varlamov, Sports, stanley cup playoffs, tim thomas, tom poti, vancouver canucks, viktor kozlov, washington capitals, zone | Leave a comment

Cupping it up

Posted on 12 April 2009 by thedoormouse

It’s that time of year… Stanley Cup time! Personally, I am very excited, as my beloved Washington Capitals handily took the Southeast and are slotted in the #2 seed for the Eastern Conference. It was a brilliant season overall with … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinion, sports commentary | Tagged alex ovechkin, alex semin, atlantic division, billy guerin, bondreau, boston bruins, cam ward, canes, caps, carey price, carolina hurricans, defense, detroit red wings, devs, eastern conference, evangie malkin, florida panthers, flury, forward, goalie, goaltending, habs, henrick lundqvist, hockey, jose theodore, lamoriello, marian hossa, martin biron, martin brodeur, mike green, montreal canadians, national hockey leage, new jersey devils, new york rangers, nhl, nick backstrom, northeast division, philadelphia flyers, pittsburgh penguins, sidney crosby, southeast division, stanley cup, sutter, tim thomas, tortorella, washington capitals, winger, zach parise | Leave a comment

552 who who who?

Posted on 18 March 2009 by thedoormouse

Congrats to Martin Brodeur for breaking St. Pat (Patty Roy, Habs / Aves) record of most career victories. I love goalies, not only because I love defensive play, but because I love to make fun of them. For the most … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinion, sports commentary | Tagged 552, allaire, atlantic division, butterfly goalie, career wins, colorado avelanche, cy young, defense, detroit red wings, dominick haseck, eastern converence, ed belfor, felix potvin, flyers, grant fuhr, habs, islanders, john vanbiesbrouck, Lou Lamoriello, martin brodeur, mike richter, montreal canadians, mvp, national hockey league, nhl, olaf kolzig, patrick roy, rangers, ron hextal, stanley cup, star ledger, terry sawchuck, veniza trophy, washington capitals, whalers | 1 Comment

Dudly Doright (Hockey) Deadline dos and don’ts

Posted on 4 March 2009 by thedoormouse

Today’s NHL trade deadline came and went, like a rushing NY taxi… (or a newark gunrunner on Market Street next to the ‘rock) There were some movers and shakers, and dealbreaker, and a few not so much moving and shaking … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinion, sports commentary | Tagged ahl, ales kotalkik, andy rodgers, andy wozniewski, atlanta thrashers, atlantic division, awes, billy guerin, blue line, blueliner, bolts, boston bruins, brendon witt, broadway blueshirts, broadway bullies, brues, buffalo sabres, calgary flames, canes, caps, carolina hurricanes, cats, center, chris clark, daniel carcillo, defense, derek morris, devs, domi moore, dominic moore, doug weight, eastern conference, eric cole, erik christensen, flordia panthers, free agent, goalie, golie, guerin, halpern, hockey, hockey trades, hunter, isles, jamie heward, jay bouwmeester, jesse joensuu, johnson, jose thedore, kalinin, karsums, kyle mclaren, lacavalier, lashoff, left wing, malone, marek malik, Mark Recchi, Mikael Tellqvist, mike green, mirian hossa, national hockey league, netminder, new jersey devils, new york islanders, new york rangers, nhl, nik antropov, noah welch, north east division, offense, olaf kolzig, ollie jolkenin, osullivan, ottawa senators, ovie, pascal leclaire, pettinger, philadelphia flyers, pipe minder, pittsburgh penguins, prucha, recchi, rfa, right wing, ryan miller, sabes, sens, sergi federov, sergie gonchar, south east division, st lousi, steve eminger, steve mason, Steve Montador, tampa bay lightening, tom poti, trade deadline, ufa, washington capitals | Leave a comment

Goofy Goalie Games starring Christobal Huet

Posted on 20 November 2008 by thedoormouse

So, yesterday I was forwarded an interesting article by the Leather Daddy. It was information regarding a pending trade between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Washington Capitals with Mike Nylander. Stopping the trade, however, is the salary cap. The obvious … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinion, Quick Quip, sports commentary | Tagged al iafrate, calle johannson, carey price, chicago blackhawks, christobal huet, defense, goalie, jeff schultz, jose theodore, mike green, mike nylander, montreal canadians, national hockey league, nhl, Nikolai Khabibulin, olaf kolzig, patrick roy, sergi gonchar, tampa bay lightening, tom poti, washington capitals | Leave a comment

Another Goofy NHL proposal

Posted on 29 October 2008 by thedoormouse

The National Hockey League has changed the rules over and over again in an attempt to increase scoring and make the game more attractive to the casual fan in order to grow the league. All kinds of crazy suggestions have … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinion, sports commentary | Tagged blue line, bob gainey, defense, gary bettman, goalie, montreal canadians, national hockey league, new jersey devils, nhl, shootout, shot blocking | 1 Comment

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Tag Archives: defense

Handicapping the Caps

Lord Stanley is Loving Round Two

Cupping it up

552 who who who?

Dudly Doright (Hockey) Deadline dos and don’ts

Goofy Goalie Games starring Christobal Huet

Another Goofy NHL proposal

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