Capitals Insider Archive: Poll

Rate the Capitals' trade deadline moves

By 3 p.m. yesterday, the Capitals were an older, more experienced team as General Manager George McPhee traded for center Jason Arnott from New Jersey and defenseman Dennis Wideman from Florida to go along with Saturday's waiver pickup of Marco Sturm. How did McPhee do in his efforts to make...

By Washington Post Sports Editors  | March 1, 2011; 9:46 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (22)
Categories:  Dennis Wideman, Jason Arnott, Marco Sturm, Poll, Trade deadline  
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Weigh in on Alexander Semin's contract extension

The NHL All Star break can be a quiet time of the season for substantial news but the Capitals certainly sparked discussion in Washington and the hockey world by signing Alexander Semin to a one-year, $6.7 million contract extension. After checking out analysis and opinions of the agreement from everyone...

By Katie Carrera  | January 28, 2011; 8:16 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (46)
Categories:  Alexander Semin, Poll  
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Poll: Are you worried about the Capitals' health in goal?

Entering tomorrow's game against the Islanders, Capitals goalies Semyon Varlamov and Michal Neuvirth have missed parts of at least 20 and 13 games respectively with injury or illness, leaving only about a third of the contests in which both have been available. Both already have a history of injuries --...

By Katie Carrera  | January 19, 2011; 7:01 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (25)
Categories:  Michal Neuvirth, Poll, Semyon Varlamov  
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Poll: Should All Star participation be mandatory?

In recent NHL seasons that have included all-star games, the question of whether the league's elite players would be better served by having three to four days off rather than participating in the all-star weekend's festivities has been something of a hot-button topic. Alex Ovechkin and Mike Green are slated...

By Katie Carrera  | January 18, 2011; 10:07 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (13)
Categories:  Alex Ovechkin, All-Star Game, Mike Green, Poll  
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Poll: Are you surprised by Michal Neuvirth's play?

All season, and the past few days in particular, Coach Bruce Boudreau and the Capitals have had a lot of good things to say about goaltender Michal Neuvirth. The team never really imagined that they'd be relying primarily on one of their 22-year-old goaltenders so early in the season, but...

By Katie Carrera  | November 5, 2010; 9:49 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (18)
Categories:  Michal Neuvirth, Morning Roundup, Poll  
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Poll: Are you concerned about the Capitals' unbalanced play?

There is little question that the Capitals were happy that they managed to claim victory in Nashville Saturday night, but for a team that spent the previous two days talking about the need to establish chemistry and hone in on details, it was far from a perfect game. "We don't...

By Katie Carrera  | October 18, 2010; 9:07 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (71)
Categories:  Morning Roundup, Poll  
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