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Alan May criticizes Barry Trotz for playing Alex Ovechkin only 15 minutes in Game Three

The Washington Capitals were outplayed by the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game Three. Sunday, in a conference call with reporters, Barry Trotz made it sound like he was a step ahead of his counterpart.

“We’ll have a good game plan and the guys will be ready for tomorrow,” Trotz said to CSN Mid-Atlantic’s Tarik El-Bashir. Trotz added that he believed Mike Babcock would stay with the same matchups and the same strategies that the Leafs coach had utilized since the start of the series.

The Leafs did, but the Capitals, including Trotz, had few answers, getting out-attempted 71-52 (in all situations). After the game, CSN Mid-Atlantic’s Alan May criticized the Caps coaching staff on the postgame show, CSN Capitals Extra, for allowing their best player to be gamed into playing only two minutes and one second more than fourth-line winger Tom Wilson.

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By Ian Oland 3 years ago

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Two years later, TJ Oshie recalls career-defining moment at Sochi Olympics

Friday was media day for the World Cup of Hockey and boy did we find a gem. Swedish journalist Magnus Nyström interviewed TJ Oshie for his podcast hosted by Expressen.

Oshie spoke at length about the USA/Russia shootout from the 2014 Winter Olympics where the Caps forward played the hero. Oshie scored on four of six shots to defeat Russia, becoming a household name stateside in the process.

“I honestly got more tired skating back to the bench then actually doing the shots,” Oshie said. “It was a fun experience.”

After Nyström revealed that Russian President Vladimir Putin booed the talented stickhandler while in the crowd, Oshie hinted that he’d love for President Obama to come to a Caps game.

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By Ian Oland 4 years ago

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Braden Holtby Decided to Wing His Vezina Trophy Acceptance Speech: It Was Fantastic

Photo: Ethan Miller

Wednesday night in Las Vegas, Washington Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby won the 2016 Vezina Trophy as the league’s best goaltender. Holtby became the third Capital all-time to earn the accolade joining Jim Carey and Olie Kolzig in the history books.

Holtby kissed his wife Brandi and was kissed on the cheek by his mother Tami when he was announced as winner.

Six-time Vezina winner and 2014 Hall of Fame inductee Dominik Hasek presented Holtby the trophy on stage along with Kevin Weekes.

At the very beginning of his acceptance speech, a noticeably nervous Holtby admitted that he ignored his wife’s recommendation to write his thoughts down on a piece of paper.

But that didn’t matter. Holtby dominated the speech just like he did to every NHL team this season.

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By Ian Oland 4 years ago

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Barry Trotz Says Evgeny Kuznetsov’s Behind-the-Net Pass is ‘Something You Gotta Respect’

Photo: Geoff Burke

Thursday night against the New York Islanders, one Russian player sent a pass to another Russian player, who scored. This time it was Evgeny Kuznetsov to Alex Ovechkin for the latter’s 36th goal of the season. It was only the latest example of Kuznetsov’s fearsome weapon: the behind-the-back assist (or the Kuzy pass from the Kuzy spot).

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Braden Holtby on Family Feud: ‘That’s a Hit in the Locker Room’

Photo: Maddie Meyer

Tuesday, Braden Holtby joined Sportsnet’s Hockey Central to talk about the Caps’ success this season and breakout star Evgeny Kuznetsov. In a Players’ Tribune article released Monday, Kuznetsov exclaimed his love for the daytime TV gameshow, Family Feud. “I just want to play hockey, come home, watch the Family Feud, go to bed,” wrote Kuznetsov.

According to Holtby, it’s not just Kuznetsov who watches the show. It’s the whole team.

“That’s a hit in the locker room,” Holtby said on Hockey Central. “Especially before games or whatnot. [Family Feud] kind of brings the team together. It’s kind of our thing to do.”

Holtby was asked how this all began.

“I don’t know who started it,” Holtby said. “In the weight room at Verizon Center, it seemed to always be on at that time. The crowd got bigger. I’m only a part of it when I don’t play. I don’t know, you get those funny routines and it loosens guys up before the game. It’s a good thing to have.”

The rest of Holtby’s conversation follows.

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By Ian Oland 5 years ago

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Access Hollywood on Brooks Laich: ‘Who Is He?’

Tuesday morning, Capitals heartthob Brooks Laich announced his engagement to star Julianne Hough. Because the super-famous Hough is a triple threat (actress/singer/dancer) and on one of network TV’s biggest shows (Dancing With The Stars), nearly every news outlet in the world covered the proposal, including TMZ, ABC World News, and NBC Nightly News.

That’s cool and all, but anyone can post an Instagram photo and relay the news that a couple is engaged. I need hard-hitting analysis. I need deep, incisive journalism. I need Access Hollywood’s comprehensive coverage of the proposal– an entire segment dedicated to explaining who the heck Brooks Laich is.

Billy Bush, take me on a sports journey.

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By Ian Oland 5 years ago

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Verizon Center Security Guard Calls In To Radio Show To Wish Troy Brouwer Good Luck In St. Louis

Photo: Rob Carr

Tuesday, recently-traded Caps forward Troy Brouwer continued to say his goodbyes, this time joining 106.7 The Fan’s Grant and Danny for a 12-minute interview. The segment was fascinating, and at times sweet (in that awkward radio kind of way). One of those moments was when Brouwer received a surprise call (at the 10:50 mark).

“This is Gary from the Verizon Center,” the caller began. “From all the security guards in the Verizon Center, we’d like to wish you good luck in your next stop and we’ll see you around.”

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By Ian Oland 5 years ago

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Former Capitals head coach Adam Oates surfaced on Monday morning on St. Louis sports talk radio to provide expert insight into what the Caps’ offseason moves mean for the team.

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By Nathan Burchfiel 5 years ago

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Mike Green Explains Why He Signed With Detroit

On the first day of free agency, long-time Capital Mike Green signed a three-year, $18 million contract to play in Detroit. Despite being the most sought out UFA on the market, Green found the decision, according to Bill Roose of DetroitRedWings.com, to be a “pretty easy one.”

Here’s Mike Green in his own words on why he signed with Detroit.

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By Ian Oland 5 years ago

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33-year-old Patrick Sharp just won his third Stanley Cup in six years with the Chicago Blackhawks. He’s also likely won something else: a permanent trip to another team this summer.

Tuesday night, ESPN’s Pierre LeBrun went on Montreal’s TSN 690 and had a discussion about the Blackhawks and their difficult cap situation. According to ESPN, the team has a little more than $66 million committed to 13 players next year. That includes the first year of identical eight-year, $84 million contract extensions for Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews.

With next year’s cap expected to be $71 million, the Hawks have little wiggle room to fill out the roster, especially because they want to re-sign restricted free agent forward Brandon Saad. Moving Sharp would free up $5.9 million the Hawks could spend elsewhere. LeBrun believes Chicago will shop Sharp during the offseason and he could end up on the Washington Capitals.

Via Chris Nichols of Today’s Slapshot:

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Alan May criticizes Barry Trotz for playing Alex Ovechkin only 15 minutes in Game Three

Two years later, TJ Oshie recalls career-defining moment at Sochi Olympics

Braden Holtby Decided to Wing His Vezina Trophy Acceptance Speech: It Was Fantastic

Barry Trotz Says Evgeny Kuznetsov’s Behind-the-Net Pass is ‘Something You Gotta Respect’

Braden Holtby on Family Feud: ‘That’s a Hit in the Locker Room’

Access Hollywood on Brooks Laich: ‘Who Is He?’

Verizon Center Security Guard Calls In To Radio Show To Wish Troy Brouwer Good Luck In St. Louis

But What Does Adam Oates Think of the Caps Offseason Moves?

Mike Green Explains Why He Signed With Detroit

Pierre LeBrun Sees Patrick Sharp and the Capitals as ‘A Fit’ This Summer