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André Burakovsky’s Mother Cries After Her Son’s Drafted by Washington Capitals (GIF)
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André Burakovsky was all smiles when he walked up to the podium after Washington Capitals general manager George McPhee picked him 23rd overall in the 2013 NHL Draft. But things got even cuter when NBCSN cameras panned to Burakovsky’s perfect Swedish family in the audience. André’s father Robert, who played one season in the NHL with the Ottawa Senators, was beaming and taking photos with his iPhone. André’s mother was openly weeping.

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By Ian Oland 7 years ago

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Washington Capitals Select André Burakovsky with 2013 First Round Pick (Photo)
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After a wild first round, the Washington Capitals finally came on the clock in the 5 pm hour. With the 23rd pick in the draft the Caps selected André Burakovsky, a left winger from Sweden. He’s reportedly a flashy playmaker, who’s played the last two years for Malmö of the HockeyAllsvenskan, the same Swedish league Filip Forsberg played in. Burakovsky is the son of Swedish coach and former NHler Robert Burakovsky. Though he was born in Austria, André grew up in Sweden.

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By Chris Gordon 7 years ago

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RMNB Readers Make the Case for Signing Vincent Lecavalier
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Photo credit: Eliot J. Schechte

Ian and I don’t feel particularly strong about the idea of signing compliance-buyout victim Vincent Lecavalier to the Capitals, but some of you guys apparently do. RMNB is a community, not just a few dudes shouting their opinions at you, so we’re turning the site over to you to make the case why Tampa Bay’s veteran center should come to DC.

For the record, Tampa GM Stevie Y bought out Lecavalier’s $7.7M per year contract, which had 7 more years on it. Vinny is 33 years old, a captain, a former Cup-winner, and a reliable .5 goal per game scorer. Pierre LeBrun reported that Lecavalier met with representatives from the Capitals on Saturday.

Many of you tied your argument for Lecavalier to the assumption that Mike Ribeiro will not be back next season. Some made the point that re-signing Ribeiro is a priority as well, and while I strongly disagree with that, we’ll talk more about that later. For now, the site is yours.

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By Peter Hassett 7 years ago

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Director of Traktor Chelyabinsk is “200% Sure” Evgeny Kuznetsov Will Leave for NHL Next Year
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Krechin and Kuznetsov receive the “Bright Past” trophy, a local award in the Chelyabinsk region. (Photo credit: mityaev.ru)

Over the last few months, Washington Capitals top prospect Evgeny Kuznetsov has stated that next season would be his last in Russia. As recently as last week, Kuznetsov told the Russian press, “I’ve decided for myself that it is my last year in the KHL. There’s no money that could keep me in Russia. I could make 30 times less, but I’ll feel what it’s like to live in a different country and play against the best players in the world.”

On Friday, Vladimir Krechin, the Director of Traktor Chelyabinsk, confirmed Kuznetsov is leaving for the NHL, revealing that his star player plans to fly over to Washington as soon as Traktor’s season ends.

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By Ian Oland 7 years ago

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Wimbledon Officials Bar Alex Ovechkin From Working Out, Allow Rory McIlroy In
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On Tuesday afternoon, with her fiancée Alex Ovechkin in attendance, Maria Kirilenko was upset in Wimbledon’s first round by Britain’s Laura Robson. Kirilenko, ranked in the top ten for the first time in her career, uncharacteristically lost in straight sets 6-3, 6-4.

The next day, the Daily Mail published a story stating that Wimbledon officials barred Ovi from working out at the Wimbledon gym — a problem that golf superstar and perm lover Rory McIlroy, boyfriend of Caroline Wozniacki, did not encounter. Maria reportedly (and understandably) was not pleased.

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By Ian Oland 7 years ago

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A Look at Potential Targets for the Capitals at the Draft

George McPhee is excited to draft or something. (Photo credit: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

On Sunday, the NHL Draft will be held in Newark, New Jersey. Yesterday, I looked at the trade value of the Caps first-round pick (23rd overall) and why it could be smart to trade down from their current position. Today, I present the players the Caps could select if they decide to use the first-round pick in this extremely deep draft.

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Sergei Fedorov Still Uses His Capitals Gear (Photo)
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Photo credit: Alexey Shevchenko

There have been some absurd rumors floating around Russia that former Capital Sergei Fedorov is considering a comeback at age 43. While that is about as likely as the Redskins changing their name, Fedorov has been skating with the team he is the general manager of, the KHL’s CSKA Moscow, every now and then. Wednesday was one of those instances.

Russian journalist/funny man Alexey Shevchenko photographed Fedorov’s sweaty gear in the locker room and instagrammed the following sarcastic comment: “Sergei Fedorov’s workplace. Peak of offseason preparation. I’ll remind you that this year SE [Sport-Express] said he will play. In the KHL. Play in the KHL.”

What I’m more interested in, however, is in the middle of the photo. Fedorov still uses his #91 Capitals bag from Washington. He appears to have left DC with different feelings than Alex Semin.

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By Ian Oland 7 years ago

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Evgeny Kuznetsov Graduates From Ural State University of Physical Education With Major in Winter Sports
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Kuzya defends his thesis. Really. (Photo credit: hornews.ru)

Washington Capitals top prospect Evgeny Kuznetsov is a lot of things: a world champion, a waffler, a three-time KHL All-Star, WJC MVP, and an NHL first-round pick. Add to the list college graduate.

Last Thursday, Hornews.ru’s Alla Tsipordey reported that Kuznetsov graduated from Ural State University of Physical Education — a school located in the 21-year-old’s hometown — with a four-year bachelor’s degree in winter sports.

To complete his training and actually graduate, Kuznetsov had to give another kind of clutch performance. This time he had to defend his thesis on — this is not a joke — penalty killing.

We’ll let Tsipordey explain.

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By Ian Oland 7 years ago

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Why The Caps Should Trade Their First-Round Pick

The Washington Capitals have been reluctant to move their first round picks in recent years. Sometimes they’ve entered the draft with more than one first round pick: last year and 2004, when the Caps had three: Alex Ovechkin, Jeff Schultz, and Mike Green. In most cases, holding on to those picks is the smart move – 80% of players picked in the first round between 2000 and 2011 have played at least one NHL game. For comparison’s sake, only 49% of the second round picks ever suit up in the NHL. The only time the Caps haven’t had a first round pick recently was in 2011, when they traded away the 26th pick to cap-saddled Chicago in exchange for Troy Brouwer.

“We didn’t like where the [2011 Draft] was going and we had an opportunity to use our pick to get Brouwer, and it turned out to be a heck of a move for us,” Capitals GM George McPhee said Monday at Kettler Capitals Iceplex. “He’s a guy we all liked.” He also added that the trade was an example of a “good working relationship” between the team’s pro and amateur scouts.

This year, it might be smart for the Capitals to trade away the 23rd pick.

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Don Cherry Credits Oates For Ovechkin’s Turnaround, Says “Ovi No Longer Runs Around Aimlessly Trying to Kill Someone”

In the new age of sports media, if you’re a superstar who has not won a championship or somewhat improved your stats from the year before, you get branded an overpaid heel and get flogged furiously by big-name network TV analysts for not trying hard enough or being too dim to adjust your game. It’s hard to recall now, but there was once a time when Ilya Bryzgalov’s fascination with space was just a personality quirk from an elite goaltender.

But if you’re Alex Ovechkin, a man whose every breath is compared to Canada’s favorite son, Sidney Crosby, a successful position change, an attitude adjustment, and some new hardware still may not guarantee positive reviews from the media.

Let’s take everybody’s favorite oddly dressed, bigoted uncle, Don Cherry, who gave an interview to Sovetsky Sport’s Leonid Varshavsky before game five of the Stanley Cup Finals. While predicting Ovechkin will be even better next season, Cherry still managed to get a couple digs in on Ovi for “taking all the criticism from the press too close to his heart.” How dare he. Also, Cherry has no idea who Maria Kirilenko is.

Igor Kleyner has your translation.

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By Ian Oland 7 years ago

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