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Caps Re-Cap and Report Card 10.9.11
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Oct 10 2011 - 00:46: By Scott Lowe The Washington Capitals opening-night 4-3 overtime victory against Southeast Division... Read More
Six Questions Facing the Caps
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Oct 08 2011 - 13:18: By Scott Lowe It’s been an interesting off-season, to say the least, for the Washington... Read More
GM's Job Done, Players and Coaches Must Produce
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Jul 02 2011 - 11:14: By Scott Lowe Someone, not sure who, wrote in this space yesterday that the Washington Capitals... Read More
After Rough Finish, Caps Not in a Free Agent Frenzy
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Jul 01 2011 - 12:19: By Scott Lowe A wise man who happened to be a former boss of mine and a baseball hall of famer once... Read More
Potvin Says "Lazy" Caps Need a Kick in the Butt
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May 03 2011 - 11:58: By Scott Lowe So far during the Eastern Conference semifinals between the Washington Capitals and... Read More
Caps and Bolts Should Not Lack for Entertainment
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Apr 29 2011 - 12:46: By Scott Lowe Over the past few years – even when the Bolts weren’t a contender – the Washington... Read More
Conference Semifinal Preview - Can it Top the First Round?
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Apr 28 2011 - 12:58: By Scott Lowe Well, somehow I managed to go seven-for-eight with my first-round picks, nailing the... Read More
Erskine Has Earned His Keep
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Apr 25 2011 - 13:56: By Scott Lowe Last year at the trade deadline the Washington Capitals tinkered with their high-... Read More
Can the Maturing Caps Take the Next Step?
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Apr 22 2011 - 22:43: By Scott Lowe Maybe, just maybe we can finally throw the past out the window as it pertains to... Read More
Caps Can't Relax Even for a Split Second
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The Defense Can Never Rest
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Apr 17 2011 - 13:28: By Scott Lowe The Washington Capitals are a team that in the past has not handled playoff... Read More
Caps Looking for Goals, Not Style Points
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Apr 15 2011 - 16:27: By Scott Lowe The good news for Washington Capitals fans is that despite a very solid defensive... Read More
Playoff Preview and Predictions
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Apr 12 2011 - 17:07: By Scott Lowe Eastern Conference 1 Capitals vs. 8 Rangers Read More
Caps Appear Ready to Apply Lessons Learned - Series Preview
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Apr 12 2011 - 13:37: By Scott Lowe Eastern Conference Quarterfinal Preview #1 Washington (48-23-11) vs. #8 New York... Read More
Caps-Pens Must See TV No Matter Who Plays
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Feb 06 2011 - 12:09: By Scott Lowe Today’s always-anticipated nationally televised matchup between the Washington... Read More
Caps Lineup vs. Thrashers
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Jan 26 2011 - 20:46: A basically unispired first period by both the Caps and Thrashers tonight. Very few scoring... Read More
Ovie's Game and Caps Return to Health
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Jan 26 2011 - 19:15: By Scott Lowe Tonight’s game marks the beginning of the Washington Capitals return to health. Or... Read More
Caps' Lines Tonight vs. Islanders
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Jan 20 2011 - 19:46: Tonight's line combinations: Ovechkin-Backstrom-Chimera (reunited from Philly third period) Laich-... Read More
Boudreau Tabs Holtby to Start on the Island
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Jan 20 2011 - 13:57: By Scott Lowe The Washington Capitals, who had started showing signs of returning to the more... Read More
Caps' Work in Progress: Will it be a Masterpiece?
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Jan 19 2011 - 00:03: By Scott Lowe There seems to be a lot of concern throughout the D.C. area and around the NHL – at... Read More
Boston a Big Stage for Caps' Center Hopefuls
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Sep 29 2010 - 17:25: By Scott Lowe Everyone wants to know who will start the season as the Washington Capitals' centers... Read More
Hendricks No Surprise to Boudreau
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Sep 23 2010 - 00:20: By Scott Lowe Washington Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau gave the world a heads up about Matt... Read More
A New Sheriff in Town?
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Sep 21 2010 - 11:05: By Scott Lowe It looks as though Bruce Boudreau may have learned a valuable lesson from last year’... Read More
Centers of Attention
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Sep 20 2010 - 13:55: By Scott Lowe The math is simple for the Washington Capitals. They have five players competing for... Read More
Rookies Johansson, Eakin and Finley Impress
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Sep 14 2010 - 11:13: By Scott Lowe With two days of rookie camp in the books, it’s not hard to tell who is catching the... Read More
Fleischmann to Stay Put and Other Preseason Notes
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Sep 09 2010 - 10:49: Fleischman’s Status and Other Caps Notes By Scott Lowe You can put an end to the Tomas Fleischmann... Read More
Caps in Enviable Position Despite Lack of Moves
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Sep 04 2010 - 11:18: By Scott Lowe Followers of the Washington Capitals probably didn’t think that as training camp... Read More
Caps Free Agent Analysis: Fine Tuning for a Playoff Run
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Jun 30 2010 - 22:14: Washington Capitals Free Agent Analysis at a Glance By Scott Lowe Caps’ UFAs – Eric Belanger,... Read More
Caps Ink Backstrom for 10 Years/$67 Million
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May 17 2010 - 11:52: The final piece in the puzzle to keep the core of the Washington Capitals talent base together for... Read More
Playoff Upsets Provide Context for Evaluating Caps' Season and Future
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May 16 2010 - 23:00: Often in difficult, stressful times in which things don’t go exactly the way we had hoped or... Read More
Amazing Story About Brooks Laich
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Apr 29 2010 - 15:08: I know there are a lot of Caps bashers/haters out there. I guess in some ways that means that the... Read More
Game 7 Thoughts and Lineup Notes
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Apr 28 2010 - 15:13: By Scott Lowe Tonight's Eastern Conference quarterfinal Game 7 between Washington and Montreal... Read More
Six Keys to Game 6
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Apr 26 2010 - 17:27: By Scott Lowe While tonight’s Game 6 of the NHL Eastern Conference Quarterfinals is not a must-win... Read More
No Time for Messing Around
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Apr 23 2010 - 16:08: Tonight should be interesting. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. Everywhere you look... Read More
Game 4 Lineup Notes - Morrisonn a Game-Time Decision
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Apr 21 2010 - 14:18: Based on reports out of Montreal, it appears as though Washington Capitals' defenseman Shaone... Read More
Boudreau, Organization Have a History with Price
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Apr 21 2010 - 11:13: While Habs' nation waits to hear whether it will be Jaroslav Halak or Carey Price in goal for... Read More
Boudreau Pulls the Right Strings ... More to Come?
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Apr 20 2010 - 17:15: By Scott Lowe After a convincing 5-1 road victory against the Montreal Canadiens in Game 3 of the... Read More
Caps' Game 3 Lineup Changes and Storylines
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Apr 19 2010 - 14:09: Based on reports from Washington Post beat writer Tarik El-Bashir, Semyon Varlamov was the first... Read More
Caps' Leaders Emerge in the "Nick" of Time
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Apr 18 2010 - 23:24: By Scott Lowe The Washington Capitals enjoyed the finest regular season by far in franchise... Read More
Caps' Game 2 Lineup Changes
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Apr 17 2010 - 17:02: It appears as though Capitals head coach Bruce Boudreau will be juggling his lineup a bit for... Read More

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