Happy Hallo-wein: Karl Alzner Dresses His Pups in Hot Dog Costume For Halloween (Photo)
Photo credit: @KarlAlzner
Okay I’m figuratively dying over here. This is amazing.
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Alex Ovechkin Will Not Play in Philadelphia
Photo credit: Rich Lam
After suffering an undisclosed upper-body injury earlier this week, Alex Ovechkin will not play against the Philadelphia Flyers on Friday. It will be the first game the Caps have played without Ovechkin since February 22, 2012.
The precise nature of Ovechkin’s injury is not known. RMNB’s Ian Oland investigated some possibilities on how he might have sustained it.
With 10 goals in 12 games, Ovechkin had been on one of the hottest streaks of his career– one driven primarily by a dependably high shot volume rather than an unsustainable shooting percentage. Missing Friday’s game imperils Alex Ovechkin’s bid to break the single-season shooting record held by Phil Esposito as well as his position near the top of the league’s scoring leaders.
By Peter Hassett 10 years ago
How Did Alex Ovechkin Get Hurt?
Photo credit: Rich Lam
Sometime during Monday’s game against the Vancouver Canucks, Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin suffered an upper body injury. “I think [the injury happened] in the first period sometime,” head coach Adam Oates said to Monumental Network on Wednesday. “He was sore. [Head athletic trainer Greg Smith ] told me he was a little sore. I think as the game went along probably a little sorer. Yesterday was an off-day, we traveled, so he’s getting checked out today.”
Oates confirmed that Ovi was not suffering from a concussion. Thursday morning, Mike Vogel announced Ovechkin would not travel to Philadelphia and miss Friday’s game.
I re-watched the entire first period of the game Wednesday night. Frequent RMNB GIF contributor Hana Imiolczyk (welshhockeyfan) did too. When did Ovechkin get hurt and what is the nature of the injury?
Here’s what we pieced together.
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Jason Chimera on Braden Holtby’s Meltdown: “He Was Telling The Guys To Wake Up”
Photo credit: Derek Leung
The Washington Capitals gave up three goals to the Calgary Flames in the first period on Saturday night. With his team on the verge of a total collapse, head coach Adam Oates pulled Braden Holtby from net, looking to change the game’s momentum. We thought at the time that the Holtbeast did not handle it well.
Holtby skated over, lifted up his mask, and began hurling profanities towards the bench. Later, when we saw a second angle on CBC’s After Hours, Caps defense coach Calle Johansson seemed very interested in what Holtby was saying.
Wednesday, on DC101’s Elliot In the Morning, Caps forward Jason Chimera was asked about the blow-up during an interview with the popular radio host.
In an honest response, The Ice Cheetah explained that Holtby was trying to fire up the team. Chimera even intimated some of what Holtby said when he came to the bench.
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Andre Burakovsky’s Jack-O-Latern Is Amazing (Photo)
Photo credit: @AndreBurakovsky
Because when you’re already good at carving up defensemen, this is the next thing in line.
Also, that reminds me. Like in years past, we want photos of your Caps-themed jack-o-lanterns for a RMNB post on Halloween. That’s on Thursday, people, so get moving.
Did you dress up as Alex Boovechkin, Mike Ghoul, or John Cadaver over the weekend? Or maybe you put on a black bedsheet and went to a party as George “The Undertaker” McPhee? Shoot us those photos too on Twitter or via email. We can’t wait to see what you crazy kids come up with.
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Bad: Alex Ovechkin Day-to-Day With Upper-Body Injury
Photo: Jeff Vinnick
The Capitals announced Wednesday morning that Alex Ovechkin has sustained an upper-body injury and is listed as day-to-day. There is no word yet on how he suffered the injury. Ovechkin’s three shots on goal against the Canucks on Monday was his lowest total of the season, perhaps hinting that he was hurt before or during that game.
While Washington does not play again until Friday in Philadelphia, any injury to the team’s (and world’s) best scorer is a very big deal.
By Peter Hassett 10 years ago
Dima Is Back: Dmitry Orlov and Michael Latta Are Recalled From AHL Hershey
Photo credit: Sweetest Hockey On Earth’s Kyle Mace
Washington Capitals defense prospect Dmitry Orlov is getting another chance with the big league team. After missing his last opportunity to be called-up due to pink eye, Orlov put on a show upon returning to the Bears line-up, scoring six points in three games — including a career-high four points against St. John’s on October 19th. He leads the Bears in points. Dima’s even shooting more, putting three shots on net in his latest game against Norfolk.
Orlov has not played with the Capitals since his 60-game stint in 2010-11, which ended in Dale Hunter’s dog house after a few too many rookie mistakes.
The Capitals also have recalled pest Michael Latta, who has also been dominant since getting sent down to Hershey, tallying four points in six games. He is the team’s second leading scorer. Latta also has shown off his physical side too, dropping the mitts once and breaking a pane of glass on a bodycheck.
According to Mike Vogel, General manager George McPhee must make a corresponding roster move/s to accommodate his new toys. What do you think it/they’ll be?
UPDATE IMMEDIATELY AFTER WE PUBLISHED:
#Caps have placed D John Erskine on LTIR, retroactive to Oct. 26. That leaves roster at 23 and team in compliance with salary cap.
— Mike Vogel (@VogsCaps) October 30, 2013
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Karl Alzner Checks Two Vancouver Canucks Players At The Same Time (GIF)
A few weeks ago, the RMNB servers almost melted down when Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson checked three Columbus Blue Jackets players at the same time. Wilson, who is 6’4” and eats two large bison per day, is a behemoth on the ice with unlimited power. With that size, why not push the limits of what the body check can accomplish?
That same spirit must have possessed Michael Latta and Garrett Mitchell on Sunday when they combined to break a Giant Center pane of glass while body checking Max Friberg at the same time.
And on Monday, nice guy Karl Alzner went into his own berzerker rage. Alzner, whose success as a defenseman comes from smart stick position and careful spacing, decided that this was the night to check two players at once. Alzner put 398 pounds of Vancouver Canuck into the boards: 6’3” Jeremy Welsh and 6’1” Alexandre Burrows. Almost makes it look easy.
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Ovi Love Fans)))))
Photo credit: Jonathan Hayward
Ever since Alex Ovechkin was drafted by the Washington Capitals, the strangest thing has been happening. In arenas across the continent– even when the Caps Road Crew isn’t in attendance– there always seems to be a bunch of Ovi super fans. I guess it’s hard not to love sick unbelievable goals, big hits, worrying fashion choices, and unintelligible tweets. It’s not just a D.C. thing.
Everywhere Ovi goes, he is mobbed. Fans want autographs, photos, or just a shared moment with The Ovi. He’s a legend after all– a generational talent that everyone wants a piece of. You’d think he’d have gotten numb to all of it.
In Vancouver on Monday, Ovechkin showed us that he hasn’t turned his cheek on the adoring masses yet. After three Hart Trophies, the little people still matter. One of those super fans attended warm-ups, holding up a sign reading, “All I Want 4 My 16th Birthday Is A Puck Ovi” [sic].
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