The Saga Continues

A long time ago, in a galaxy far away...

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Episode II
ATTACK OF THE HAWKS

It was a time of chaos and upheaval in the
East vs. West in Chicago. Our heroes have
left their hockey smarts in Nashville since
the 2nd Period last night.

With the Caps struggling to figure out how
to play basic hockey, their playoff push looks
bleak. Kolzig looks like he has lost his way
with the force, and the hawks clones, Kane &
Toews have taken over the show.

The Caps might as well climb on the bus
and head back home tonight. There is
another battle that must be fought to the
South in Atlanta on Friday. Let us all hope,
for the sake of the rebellion, that the Caps
find their way with the force soon...

Predators Hunted Down

The Caps came out flying tonight scoring 3 goals right away in the 1st period. Ovechkin picked up his 100th point of the season tonight on the first goal by Semin, tallying an assist for himself. He then picked up another assist as Backstrom scored another goal. Bradley took the tally for the 3rd goal of the period with Brooks 'the ladies man' Laich.

Something must have been said in the Predators locker room during the intermission, because the Preds came out hard and applied the pressure. Their persistence paid off and a goal squeaked by Huet making it 3-1 at the end of two. The Caps looked out-played very badly this period and surprised. It easily could have been 5-3 after two with all the chances that the Predators had.

Jason Arnott came out firing hard against the Caps in the 3rd with a few close calls that narrowly missed the goal. He finally got one through on a low shot by Huet on his left side. Things got pretty tense after that as the Predators could smell a game tying goal as they yanked their goalie.

With seconds left in the game, the puck somehow found it's way to Ovechkin's stick. Instead of firing it down the rink risking an icing, he made a soft shot off the boards to kill more time, but he did it in such a way that it found it's way into the goal netting his 58th goal of the season. Intentional or accidental goal? Who knows.

There's two arguments to be made in closing; One, overlooking Ovechkin's personal achievements, the Caps won the game, earning them a ninth place spot in the Eastern conference 2 points behind Philly, who won tonight. Two, trick question, can you overlook Ovechkin's performance tonight? If anything, this solidifies his bid for MVP this season. I'm so tired of hearing about Malkin & Crosby in the running for this honor. Were the Penguins really that screwed when Crosby originally went out with his ankle injury? I don't think so. So saying that Malkin was the sole savior is an invalid argument. Yes, Malkin is a great player and deserves accolades, but not awards this season. Ovechkin deserves this award as he plays hard every game and does everything for his team that he can and shows great enthusiasm. Did I mention that he gained his 300th career point tonight as well? Yeah, enough said. This kid deserves MVP this year.

The Saga Begins

A long time ago, in a galaxy far away...

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Episode I
CAPITALS PLAYOFF PUSH '08

It is a time of chaos and upheaval in the
NHL's Eastern Conference this time of
year. The Capitals find themselves 2
points out of a playoff spot with 9 games
remaining for the season.

The Capitals embark on a long, grueling,
and season defining 6 game road trip.
That trip lands them in Nashville, TN
tonight.

Our heroes are preparing for the battle,
that will ultimately see new stars born
and legends created. The fanatics tune
their sets to comcast sportsnet to join
the battle from home, we are all waiting
the outcome of the battle...

Another 2 points

The Caps win today against the Boston Bruins in an OT shoot-out 2-1. The refs were pretty much acting the same way that they did in Boston, ignorant, blind, and their whistles half way up their ass. Yes, Ovechkin totally dove and embellished the call on the tripping penalty.

Sure we surrendered a point to the Boston 'I can't buy a win' Bruins. But at least we are now 2 points away from gaining a playoff birth this afternoon.

It would not surprise me that there is a conspiracy in the NHL this season. There are those that have this never ending itch to scratch that results in getting the 'Original Six' into the playoffs. So here's a giant 'Fuck You' to Gary Bettman and his completely inane ideal on trying to 'aid' the 'Original Six' into the playoffs this season. *cough* pay the refs...

It seems that the 'analysts & announcers' are quite ill-informed regarding the Caps performance as well. Today while watching the Flyers & Penguins, the announcers credited Crosby as the savior of the last game against the Caps last Sunday, with 2 goals in that game. If anyone watched the game in that claustrophobic and oxygen starved announcing booth of theirs, they would have remembered that Crosby only really had 1 goal, and Backstrom helped the Penguins cause on an accidental horrible goal. Sorry Caps fans, it sucks to bring it up, but none-the-less, the truth.

Why does the freaking MSM think that they are above all others and feel that Crosby > Ovechkin. It's two completely different players and style of play. Is it cuz he's North American and Ovechkin is Russian? No, again it's Bettman and his army of idiot analysts that are trying to corrupt and downplay the Capitals amazing run and push to the playoffs by trying to portray the Capitals as a second rate team who is inferior to other teams in the Eastern Conference. Ovechkin has more points than Crosby.

Malkin should be getting way more attention than he does as he has been the true foundation, support, and reason that the Penguins are in the position they are currently in. MSM sucks. Never giving credit to the real heroes, instead giving it to the 'manufactured' heroes that they want to see. I hope that 'sid the kid' ends up one and done again this playoff season, and that the Caps go to the finals and win it all. Even then, MSM would not acknowledge Ovechkin for being the great player that he is.

Enough ranting and conspiracy theories, more celebrating. Caps come out on top with 2 points and are within striking distance of the Flyers for 8th place. Let's hope they bring their A++ game to Nashville and Chicago on Tuesday & Wednesday. Go Caps!

Kolzig's 300th Win - Video from game

Another momentous occasion that I witnessed this week, Kolzig's 300th win came against the Calgary Flames on Wednesday, March 12th, 2008 by a decision of 3-2. Ovechkin tallied goals #55 & #56 this evening as well. Congrats Olie!

Ovechkin's 50th Goal

Here is the video of Ovechkin's 50, 51st, & 52nd Goals of the season, coming on a hat trick. They all came against the Boston Bruins in the 1st period which the Caps won 10-2. I was at that game and it was amazing.

Too Long

It's been a long time since I've posted... So here's a mini recap - January awesome month, February another solid month. Caps added Federov, Cooke, Huet, and Giroux (sp). Ovechkin hits 50 goals against the Bruins in 10-2 bashing. Caps are still in the hunt for a playoff spot, but will require a near flawless record from now until the end of the season.

A huge game is at stake tomorrow against the Bruins, and the Caps are looking to exact revenge against the Bruins for the horrible hometown ref job that occurred. Currently the Caps are 4-3 in the month of March and are hoping to make it 5-3 tomorrow afternoon.

So to celebrate the Caps current two game win-streak, I recently found the Caps video that is played prior to the puck dropping in the Verizon Center. Enjoy! Go Caps!