by Geoff Thompson Home Game #5, vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (4-3-0) Sunday, February 3rd, 2013, Verizon Center Where Are They? The Pittsburgh Penguins are coming off of a busy weekend of hockey, including a ten-bell shutout authored by former Capitals’ goaltender Tomas Vokoun last Thursday. The Czech turned aside all twenty eight New York [...]
by Kevin Klein When Tomas Vokoun signed with the Washington Capitals in early July, he took exactly $4.166 million less than fellow free agent veteran netminder Ilya Bryzgalov. His reasoning for taking less money than he was worth became quickly apparent: he wanted to play for a Stanley Cup contender. After 12 years in [...]
by Kevin Klein Braden Holtby does fans who are already dealing with the heightened stress of the NHL playoffs no favors. In fact, any time the puck comes near Holtby, there’s cause for drawn breath. Seeing as the 22 year-old is between the pipes, the weight of Washingtonian expectation upon his shoulders, drawn breath is [...]
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