Jake Russell In my opinion, the winner of tonight’s game will win the series. So far, Pittsburgh and Washington have given the NHL the series they’ve wanted featuring its biggest stars in Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby. After four games, it’s tied 2-2 and each game brings more and more intensity and bitterness between the teams. There’s … Read more
The Capitals are starting to play to their potential. This time around, it’s against an even faster, more polished, and flat-out better opponent than their foes in the first round. In both games, the Pittsburgh Penguins have started out strong and have been aggressively pursuing the puck and continually testing rookie goaltender Simeon Varlamov. The … Read more
Following all of the hype surrounding the Redskins interest in USC quarterback Mark Sanchez, they end up selecting a position of need, possibly because of a little bit of luck. First, the New York Jets swooped in to select Sanchez at #5 overall following a trade they made with the Cleveland Browns. And then, unexpectedly, … Read more
The Capitals delivered an emphatic blow to the Rangers hope of advancing to the next round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs by dealing their second 4-0 shut-out loss Friday night in Chinatown. Whether it was Sean Avery being scratched from New York’s lineup before the game, Matt Bradley’s two unexpected goals in the first period, … Read more
Pre-Game: – Tonight the Capitals face the New York Rangers in Game 5 of the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. They have put themselves in a big hole being down 3-1. Tonight should be a good matchup considering the Caps play their best hockey when their backs are agains the wall. It should … Read more
In what was expected to be another aggressive, offensive affair, Game 2 turned into a tale of two goalies. On one side, there’s the young, four-year veteran who is regarded as one of the best young goalies in the NHL. On the other side is a raw but talented 20-year old prospect that is in … Read more
(Updated throughout the game) 1st Period: – Simeon Varlamov gets the start over Jose Theodore. – The Rangers struck early with their first goal on the 20-year old goalie just 7:34 into the game. The goal was scored by Ryan Callahan. It was his 1st goal in the Playoffs. He had 22 on the season. … Read more
For those that would like to read more about Reed Doughty, I added a few questions and quotes from my interview with him that weren’t included in the article. I also added links to article what Reed has been up to lately. THN: How has he (Albert Haynesworth) fit in with the team so far? … Read more
In this exclusive interview with THN, Redskins safety Reed Doughty describes how he spent his offseason, his decision to return to the team, how he felt about the team’s offseason moves, and his outlook on the 2009 NFL Draft. If anyone knows adversity, it’s Reed Doughty. Whether it’s battling to make an NFL roster as … Read more
The Redskins have addressed another need by bringing back the missing original member of “The Dirtbags.” Left guard Derrick Dockery will sign a five-year, $26.5 deal to return to the Redskins. The contract should be a happy medium between the reported three-year, $12 million pact offered by the Redskins just prior to free agency in … Read more