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Reasonable Question Makes Jason Chimera Storm Off As Caps Frustrated By Horrid Third Periods

On April 15, 2013, In Interview, News, By Chris Gordon

Tie Game. (Photo credit: Greg Fiume)

The Washington Capitals were leading the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-1 on Saturday night. They ended up winning 6-5 despite a pathetic third period collapse. Afterwards, the players were understandably upset, none moreso than Jason Chimera.

In response to an earnest question about how to mentally handle a late game blow up, Chimera got sassy.

“Sometimes you’re not your best at writing articles,” he said. “You gotta do better next game.”

After a quick back-and-forth, Chimera stormed off to the showers at Verizon Center. Ah, the joys of a winning locker room.

Caps Just Freaking Destroy Panthers 7-1

On March 7, 2013, In Game Recap, By Peter Hassett

Photo credit: Greg Fiume

The Washington Capitals just freaking obliterated the Florida Panthers. I don’t know how else to say it. Any flowery language would make the point less elegant: this was a thrashing. One of these teams is the bottom of the Eastern Conference, the other one is the Washington Capitals.

We learned that early, as John Erskine’s muffinly dump-in baffled Jacob Markstrom. We were reminded soon after– when Wojtek Wolski caught a Steve Oleksy pass and made it 2-0 on the Caps’ second shot. That was enough for Markstrom, who got the hook in favor of Scott Clemmensen, who promptly gave up two more goals on the Caps’ next four shots– one from Carlson, one from Ribeiro.

That was all in the game’s first 10 minutes. I could go on, but you get the idea. This was all Caps. Even when the shooting slowed, Braden Holtby was so on top of his game that this was never really a contest.

Caps beat Panthers 7-1.

Tagged with: Alex Ovechkin • Braden Holtby • Eric Fehr • Florida Panthers • Holyshit • Jason Chimera • John Erskine • Washington Capitals • Wojtek Wolski

That Air-Humping Florida Panthers Fan

On February 13, 2013, In Video, By Peter Hassett

As regulation time expired in Tuesday’s Caps-Panthers game, one right honorable gentleman cheered the proceedings with impassioned, airborne pelvic thrusts. Start at the 12-second mark in the video above to see what I mean; the guy is at the top right.

All the air in Sunrise is now pregnant as this guy– despite the pleadings of his attendant and well-adjusted girlfriend– made ballistic and metaphorical love to anything and everything around him.

Seeing as the BB&T Center was chock full of about 120 fans, Airhump McGee here becomes the de facto Coors Light Fan of the Game. Drink Coors Light: The Silver Bullet! Taste the Rockies, Especially if You’re a Total Florida Dudebro.

Thanks to Andrew S. for the heads up!

Tagged with: Dudebros • Florida Panthers • Washington Capitals

Caps beat Panthers 6-5 (OT), Felt Like a Fehr Night

On February 12, 2013, In Game Recap, By Peter Hassett

Photo credit: Eliot J. Schechter

The Washington Capitals schlepped down to that bustling metropolis of Sunrise to face the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night. It was classic Caps hockey: dumb penalties, tons of goals, a nominal interest in defense.

Mike Ribeiro found the puck on the weak side to score an early power play goal, but then Tomas Fleischmann banked a shot off John Erskine’s skates to even it up. Shawn Matthias knocked in a go-ahead goal for the Cats from high in the slot. Karl Alzner scored a nasty slapper off the faceoff to knot the score at 2. Let me repeat that: Karl Alzner scored a goal. ~~Peter Mueller~~ Huberdeau bounced a flubbery puck past Braden Holtby, but then Matt Hendricks got a rebound of his own. Jonathan Huberdeau exploited some bad defense to make it 4-3 Florida. Holtby bobbled a loose puck to give Drew Shore his first NHL goal — after a review from Toronto. Eric Fehr finally made it onto the scoresheet with a tip-in just five minutes before the end of regulation. Alex Ovechkin ripped a tying goal off the faceoff during a late-game power play.

And then Troy Brouwer won it in OT on a breakaway. Cause that’s how this team gets down.

Caps beat Panthers 6-5 (OT).

Tagged with: Alex Ovechkin • Braden Holtby • Florida Panthers • Karl Alzner • Kris Versteeg • Washington Capitals

Video: Alex Semin’s Clutch Goal Clinches Playoff Berth for Caps

On April 5, 2012, In Video, By Ian Oland

Photo credit: Evan Vucci

Does Alex Semin Care? That was the dominant headline before training camp. On August 17th, former Cap Matt Bradley spoke candidly to an Ottawa radio station and questioned the Russian winger’s commitment to hockey and the team. “When you’ve got a guy like that, you need him to be your best player, or one of your best players, and when he doesn’t show up, you almost get the sense that he wants to be back in Russia.”

With a minute left in the third period of Thursday’s game and the Caps up only a goal, Alex Semin showed how much he loved DC by putting the Capitals back in the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season with a dazzling individual play. As two Florida Panther defenders shadowed Brooks Laich along the boards, Sasha Minor — unguarded in the corner — took a pass, went strong to the net, and lifted a backhanded shot over Jose Theodore.

Video is below the jump.

Tagged with: Alex Semin • Florida Panthers • Jose Theodore • Matt Bradley • Washington Capitals

Playoffs, Here We Come! Caps beat Panthers 4-2

On April 5, 2012, In Game Recap, By Peter Hassett

Photo credit: Evan Vucci

This is it. The Caps nipping at the heels of the division-leading Panthers, playing to deny them the clinch and maybe snatch their crown.

Jay Beagle scored early, trapping a Troy Brouwer shot with his rump and firing from the sweet spot. Alex Ovechkin got on the board in the second, crashing the net and converting Marcus Johansson’s rebound. Brooks Laich piled on with a sniper shot from the high slot after a long session in the offensive zone. Mikael Samuelsson was all alone in the Caps zone, breaking the shutout with a high wrister. The Cats made it a one-goal game via Ed Jovanovski’s deflect goal early in the third. Alex Semin made it a four-goal night with a minute left. Caps beat Panthers 4-2. We’re playoff-bound, baby!

Tagged with: Florida Panthers • Greg Williams • Jay Beagle • Jose Theodore • Marco Sturm • Michal Neuvirth • Washington Capitals

Florida Panthers Pregame: The Most Important Game in the History of Ever

On April 4, 2012, In Pregame, By Doug Johnson

Here’s Doug Johnson of the PuckBuddys with your penultimate pregamer. Follow @PuckBuddys.

Early Morning Skate: Our doctor advises those of you with heart issues, temper problems, or who are prone to premature catastrophization to avoid watching the Capitals Thursday night. In fact, why not just turn the TV and iPad off and curl up into a little whimpering ball right now.

The rest of us? We few… we lucky few… are ready for, and this is no hyperbole, the single most cosmically important game for any team since the beginning of time. That said, will the Capitals be ready as well?

Tagged with: Florida Panthers • Jose Theodore • Marco Sturm • Matt Bradley • Puck Buddys • Tim Russert • Tomas Fleischmann

Tuesday Night Hockey Did Not Go Well For the Caps

On April 3, 2012, In News, By Peter Hassett

Photo credit: Bill Wippert

The Caps wasted a chance to climb the standings with Monday night’s loss to the Lightning, but we held out hope that our rivals– Buffalo (9th place), Ottawa (7th), and Florida (3rd)– would have crummy nights on Tuesday.

That did not happen.

Tagged with: Buffalo Sabres • Florida Panthers • New York Rangers • Toronto Maple Leafs • Washington Capitals • Winnipeg Jets

Video: Florida’s Matt Bradley Hurt After Colliding with Glass

On February 21, 2012, In Video, By Peter Hassett

Photo credit: Gary I. Rothstein

During Sunday’s game between the Florida Panthers and Anaheim Ducks, former Capitals player (and fan favorite) Matt Bradley suffered what appears to be a significant injury.

During the second period, Anaheim’s George Parros apparently leveled Bradley at center ice with a high shoulder hit. Bradley attempted to hit Parros into the boards in retaliation a few seconds later. Parros slowed to avoid the hit, causing Bradley to collide with the glass headfirst. Bradley was unable to continue playing and required help off the ice and into the locker room. He did not return to the game.

Tagged with: Anaheim Ducks • Florida Panthers • George Parros • Matt Bradley

Florida Panthers Pregame: Deal The Card

On February 16, 2012, In Pregame, By Doug Johnson

Doug Johnson is a Puck Buddy. Read Puck Buddys. Follow @PuckBuddys. Obey.

The Pregame: True story. Florida’s Everglades have become so overrun with non-native Burmese Pythons, imported by one simpleton New Jersey retiree couple on Hoverounds, that they’ve eaten just about everything good and natural to the region, leaving the entire ecosystem on the edge of collapse. Really.

And yet, we are so overcome with issues of real import (Caps fail) that we cannot even fill in the punchline here. The easy, made-to-order, South Florida punchline. The joke that Dave Barry has penned a hundred times (and Gene Weingarten a thousand.)

THAT is precisely how dire our current situation is. To make it clear: if two well-educated, middle-aged gay men can’t make wry comments about South Florida, you know it’s fer realz.

Tagged with: Florida Panthers • Puck Buddys • Tampa Bay Lightning • Washington Capitals

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Russian Machine Never Breaks

Reasonable Question Makes Jason Chimera Storm Off As Caps Frustrated By Horrid Third Periods

Caps Just Freaking Destroy Panthers 7-1

That Air-Humping Florida Panthers Fan

Caps beat Panthers 6-5 (OT), Felt Like a Fehr Night

Video: Alex Semin’s Clutch Goal Clinches Playoff Berth for Caps

Playoffs, Here We Come! Caps beat Panthers 4-2

Florida Panthers Pregame: The Most Important Game in the History of Ever

Tuesday Night Hockey Did Not Go Well For the Caps

Video: Florida’s Matt Bradley Hurt After Colliding with Glass

Florida Panthers Pregame: Deal The Card

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