To kick off the playoff push, we asked a few of our closest friends to provide their predictions on what they think will happen the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Included in our expert panel is @alexsemin and Kevin Klein, a writer for the esteemed Japers' Rink as well as creator of Sick Unbelievable. Read more here.
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A special note about the future of Hockey Shopped and a few changes for the better! Read more here!
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On Friday, Dreams for Kids DC held their annual Extreme Recess with the Washington Capitals for 100 children with physical and developmental disabilities. I've attended this event with my son Joshua for the past three years. It’s one of the highlights of our year. When the lockout was in progress, it looked like the event wouldn't happen. Luckily, as soon as the lockout ended, Glenda Fu, Executive Director of Dreams for Kids DC, was able to schedule Extreme Recess with the Washington Capitals. Read more about the day here.
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Pittsburgh comes to DC to revive it's Super Bowl match up against the Capitals, who have played on Superbowl Sunday for 25 years. In order to commemorate this joyous event in Caps fandom, we created some, shall we say, less than PC signs* for you to use today.
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Take out that Game Boy Color, shake out all of the dust in that cartridge, and let's play some NHL 2000! The Capitals are in Ottawa which what could be a very good barometer against a Canadian club. Let's get right into our video game simulation. Click more to see how this one shakes out!
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Here at Hockey Shopped we pride ourselves in providing a hockey analysis that is a cut above the rest. From this point moving forward before every game we will be providing you the results of a mega-expensive and advanced method. Using algorithms and pixels, we present to you our MEGA HOCKEY SHOPPED VIDEO GAME SIMULATION (working title). In a test on our system, we pitted New Jersey against the Capitals in Breakaway 99. The result was a shutout by the Devils, 3-0 (which was the exact amount of goals they scored to win against DC). With this new and cutting edge method of analyzing the match-ups, we will be providing a crystal ball view into what to expect in that specific Capitals game. Click more to see how this game played out!
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Buffalo is in town against a team that is ready to break out and start winning. Earlier on Saturday during practice at Kettler, players all sung the same tune that things are starting to gel. The game against the Devils saw more heart and production than the previous 3 games, relatively speaking. The Capitals face a team that has lost their last 2 games, both being against Carolina, and could potentially start be in a rut.
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The stage was set for the Capitals to rebound from an abysmal loss against the Jets in the home opener as a team in constant search to find what works and land on the correct recipe that would sell tons of tickets. In front of 18,000+ fans a new system, a brand new coaching staff and a reasonable amount of new faces tried to work a new cohesive winning gel that fell short yet again.
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With Montreal (1-1-0) here in town to play the Capitals (0-2-0) in the 2nd home game of the year, we must introduce you to something that could kill a man that hails from Montreal. Poutine (pronounced poo-tine with a fake French accent). The greasy, gravy sogginess of this supposed Quebec delicacy should make your arteries squirm*. Its origins aren't readily known but some say this dish came about in the 1950's as a comfort food and has been a French Canadian mainstay ever since. Read more, for signs and more!
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With the Ravens winning, it looks like there is a debt to be paid. Joel Ward is a HUGE Ravens fan while John Carlson is a tried and true fan of the Patriots. Recently, we learned that there was a bet last year in the locker room that was never paid by Mr.Ward as the Ravens were routed by the Pats in the AFC Championship game a year ago. Here's Carlson's twitter feed before, during, and after the game. Here's Ward's twitter feed before, during, and after the game. As a Redskins fan, I must say one way to get someone to never listen to you about sports ever again is to say "We beat the Ravens! #HTTR". So let's get behind Joel Ward (who already has 2 goals on the year which is 1/3rd of last years goal production) and cheer for the Ravens, hon'
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