Posts Tagged ‘Alexander Ovechkin’

Cats Host Caps in Early Season Showdown

There are storylines of players who will be facing off against former teammates, but tonight's clash boils down to a battle for Southeast Division supremacy. Florida surprisingly leads the faltering Caps by five points.

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As Expected Boudreau Resurfaces Quickly, Takes Over in Anaheim

Boudreau takes over a Ducks team that is floundering similarly to the Capitals club he took charge of and turned into a powerhouse back in 2007. Anaheim is hoping he can have the same type of success on the West coast.

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Boudreau Firing Not Surprising Result After Turmoil, Caps’ Slide

The old adage in professional sports is how it is much easier to fire a coach than it is to fire 23 players. That saying rang true in Washington this morning as Boudreau was relieved of his duties, and replaced by Dale Hunter.

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Nicklas Backstrom Thriving in Alex Ovechkin’s Shadow

By Alexander Monaghan President  A quick glance at the League leaders in scoring would yield some household names. Budding forwards [...]

Could New Stamkos Deal Eclipse $9 Million/Yr?

By Alexander Monaghan President In a somewhat boring, muggy day following a July 4th hangover, hockey fans have very little [...]

Who’s to Blame in Washington?

By Alexander Monaghan President of NHLHotStove.com About a month ago to the day, we discussed the possibility of Head Coach [...]

The coming of age of Flyers’ van Riemsdyk

James van Riemsdyk's rigorous off-season weight training regimen has paid off. After fizzling out in his first NHL season, he has been getting exponentially stronger with each passing game this season.

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Krejci, Thomas give Bruins 2-0 lead heading back to Beantown

Bruins' center David Krejci continued his great play in the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Philadelphia Flyers, scoring the game-winning goal at the 14:01 mark of overtime to give Boston a 3-2 win and a 2-0 series lead.

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Game Four: Tensions Rising in Rubber Game

After three contests the Washington Capitals failed to bury the New York Rangers, allowing them to get back into this [...]

Capitals Set the Pace; Rangers Look to Respond

By Alexander Monaghan NHLHS Founder / CEO On Wednesday night, the Washington Capitals set the pace with their 2-1 win [...]

Rangers and Caps Both Out to Prove Identity

By Alexander Monaghan NHL Hot Stove Founder / CEO This playoff series pits two teams with everything to prove.  Two [...]

Interview with Old 97′s frontman (and hockey fanatic) Rhett Miller

By David Strehle NHL Hot Stove NHL / Philadelphia Flyers Correspondent For many, the all-consuming passion for sports and music gets [...]

Around the NHL – April 4, 2011 Eastern Conference Edition

The latest installment in a weekly series from NHL Hot Stove correspondent David Strehle that examines teams, players, and issues from around the Eastern Conference. In this issue: Enroth Steps Up; A Fresh Zherdev Making Contributions in Philly; Arnott's 400th Career Goal a Big One; NJ Out of Playoffs for First Time After 13 Straight Years

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