Box Seats Archive: Kareem El-Alaily
Thoughts on deadline day trades
Yesterday’s trades have brought in two new players – Dennis Wideman and Jason Arnott – to the Caps. This comes in addition to GM George McPhee’s waiver wire pilfering of Marco Sturm from the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday. All...
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| March 1, 2011; 7:10 AM ET |
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Counting down to the trade deadline...
With one week remaining before the crucial NHL trade deadline there is a general consensus that the Caps cannot afford to stand pat. Other top teams in the East – primarily Philadelphia and Boston – have made notable moves...
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| February 21, 2011; 9:00 AM ET |
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A red road renaissance
The Ovechkin era has enthralled D.C. area fans, filling up Chinatown on game nights and elevating the Verizon Center into one of the toughest, loudest places to play in the NHL. Lest you think the Rockin’ the Red phenomenon is...
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| February 10, 2011; 12:30 PM ET |
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What ails the Caps?
Much is riding on the final 31 games of the season. While the Caps are a mere four points out of first place in the Southeast, they’re also only seven points up on ninth place Carolina. Being in the jumbled...
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| February 1, 2011; 12:28 PM ET |
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Wanted in D.C.: a centrist mindset
Want to know how to spark a hearty debate among old-school Cap fans? Ask him/her the last time the Caps had two highly-skilled, impact centers on the roster. Some may go back to 2002-03, when the Caps had Robert Lang...
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| January 26, 2011; 11:48 AM ET |
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Why the Caps need to win the division
At the start of the season I thought the Caps were a 110-point team who would play at last year’s level and only see a decline in their point totals from last season because of an improved Southeast division. Well,...
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| January 18, 2011; 2:11 PM ET |
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