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In Phoenix, Wheel(er) of Misfortune
Remember the 2004 NHL Entry Draft and the heads that turned — swiveled fully a la Linda Blair in ‘The Exorcist,’ actually — when Phoenix selected Minnesota high school junior Blake Wheeler with the 5th...
View ArticleHypocrisy Has a Home in Pittsburgh
Eric McErlain recently highlighted a bit of Penguin hypocrisy. After Penguins fans raised holy hell in 2001 when Washington Capitals owner Ted Leonsis restricted playoff ticket sales to the local DC...
View ArticleRef, You Suck! Insulting Hockey’s Men in Stripes
The hockey-less heat of August provides one welcome relief for the NHL fan: freedom from the often egregious and grotesque officiating of NHL referees. Though no stripe-clad man is currently jobbing...
View ArticleHockey Sweater Obsessives, Your Ship Has Arrived
Paul Lukas of Uni Watch fame has published his NHL preview, chock full of hockey uniform photos from new sweaters, to memorial patches, to the sneaky “C” that Roberto Luongo added to his mask since by...
View ArticleHockey Sweater Obsessives, Your Ship Has Arrived
Paul Lukas of Uni Watch fame has published his NHL preview, chock full of hockey uniform photos from new sweaters, to memorial patches, to the sneaky “C” that Roberto Luongo added to his mask since by...
View ArticleMaking Sense of Mike Duco’s Penalty Madness on the Scoresheet
Reader Patrick sent us this query this morning, and it’s interesting enough that we thought we’d share it with all OFB readers, as well as address it having received some very helpful clarification...
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Does Washington Need a Watchdog?
Late Thursday afternoon we learned that Colorado Avalanche roughguy David Koci, having gone head-hunting behind the net on Mike Green in the Capitals’ 6-1 smackdown of the ‘Lanche Tuesday night, was...
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Another Defining Moment in a Special Season
Photo by the Associated Press It was one of the more improbable comebacks in Washington Capitals’ history. Down 3-0 entering the third period today to one of the best lineups in hockey, and with the...
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Then and Now: I Want My Innocent Ovi Back
It’s seared in my memory in a way virtually no other hockey moment, save the Miracle on Ice, is: the October 5, 2005, debut of Alexander Ovechkin in the NHL. Forty seconds into the new season’s opening...
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