Still not ready

Lots of things to say, but if Mike Green can't do it, then neither can I. It has been a tough few days and we all feel like something dreadful has happened. It has, to some degree. When a team so full of promise for the 2010 postseason went out to an 8th seed in the first round, the community can't help but be let down. But we need a little perspective.


This is a group of young guys. Guys, who had they attended college, would just now be starting their professional careers. Let's consider #52 for a moment. He has already, in his young career, won an AHL Championship, been nominated for the Norris twice, and has donated countless hours to his community. Yes, his playoff left much to be desired, and he knows it. Do we honestly think that the athletes themselves don't know they've lost?

Team Captain Alex Ovechkin again blames himself for not getting enough goals. Last time I checked there was no "I" in TEAM, to be cliché'. But there is an "I" in LEARNING, STRIVING, and OVERCOMING.
If the GM, coaches and team can learn from any of these last three playoff experiences, it's that there is always room for improvement. Which also by the way, has an "I".

Game 7 Caps vs. Habs

Not wanting to exit the Stanley Cup Playoffs just yet, the Washington Capitals are in prime position to show the world just how serious a contender they are when they try to eliminate the Montreal Canadiens at Verizon Center tonight.

Having won the NHL's President Trophy, the Caps seek to put to rest doubters and naysayers.

We have been here before, the last two consecutive years in fact. After personally witnessing both the heartbreaking Round 1-Game 7 defeat at the hands of the Philadelphia Flyers in OT in 2008, to the fateful Round 2-Game 7 undressing by future Stanley Cup Champion Pittsburgh Penguins in 2009, we have to believe-our time is now.

This is not a time to dwell on the past, but to always look toward the future. Lift up our will and our voices. Give the team a chance to believe in themselves. And belief is what we have now. Belief in a team full of youth, vitality, hunger, and of all things, accuracy!
Let's Go Caps!

Game 1 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals

Caps look to tie series in Game 2

The Washington Capitals hope to see this first round series turn back in their favor tonight at the Verizon Center against the visiting Montreal Canadiens. The Caps lost game one of a potential seven game series in overtime when Habs Tomas Plekanec scooted around Capitals Defensemen Shaone Morrisonn and Joe Corvo, and fired a shot out of the reach of Goalie Jose Theodore.



Compelling that is was Plekanec who waged a war of words with Theodore, a former star goalie for the Habs. Nothing like a little rivalry to spark interest, but the Caps needs to keep their wits about them, stay out of the box, and focus on the little things that make them the NHL’s best team. An 8th seed in the East does not a typical Stanley Cup winner make, so it will take the amazing skills of goalie Halak to keep them in the running over the next week when a frustrated and hungry Capitals team takes the 3rd and 4th games on the road to Montreal. The Habs have the 2nd best Power Play in the league, just behind the Caps.

Left without a single shot on goal was Caps superstar Alex Ovechkin. Always one to shoulder the blame, Ovechkin admitted that he didn’t have good game, but he is not the sole reason the Caps lost this first match-up. The typical first line of Ovechkin-Backstrom-Knuble was shuffled a bit, and Center Brendan Morrison sat out as a healthy scratch with Backstrom, Belanger, Steckel, and Gordon sharing the Center duties. Boyd Gordon is just recently returning from an injury, and Morrison is expected to play tonight.