Capitals Insider: October 15, 2006 - October 21, 2006
Get Your Calculator Out
It's time to do some math. Tonight's game is not only the fifth of the season for the Capitals, it also marks the end of segment number one. As majority owner Ted Leonsis explained yesterday on his blog, Ted's Take, the club has broken the season down into five game...
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October 18, 2006; 12:43 PM ET |
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Pettinger Could Return Saturday
Matt Pettinger has not played because of a shoulder injury he suffered during an exhibition game, but he's getting closer to making his 2006-07 debut. The left wing, a 20-goal scorer and one of the club's best penalty killers, could return to the lineup on Saturday against Tampa Bay. If...
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October 17, 2006; 3:08 PM ET |
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Boys Will Be Boys
Teammates Ben Clymer and Rico Fata squared off during an exhausting, full-contact drill today at practice. It's unclear why they confronted one another, but it began with Fata yelling at Clymer. Moments later, both dropped their gloves and started swinging. They were separated by other players before either could inflict...
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October 16, 2006; 2:54 PM ET |
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Ovechkin Admired From (Really) Afar.
Alex Ovechkin has fans all over the world. Now, the star winger has one in outer space, too. After practice today, Ovechkin was presented with an autographed photo of fellow Russian Mikhail Tyurin, a cosmonaut currently living on the International Space Station. On the photo, Tyurin wrote the words, "Thanks...
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October 16, 2006; 2:41 PM ET |
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