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NHL Trade Deadline: Washington Capitals

More questions have been raised about the composition of the Washington Capitals -- including the mix behind the bench -- than at any time in recent seasons. A nine-game losing streak -- when just about every sector of the Caps' team foundered -- will do that to a team. In past seasons, cracks didn't begin to show until...

Erik Johnson Helps Beat His Former Team; Peter Stastny Rips Trade

Prior to Tuesday's Colorado-St. Louis game, a match up that featured the two teams involved in one of the biggest trades of the season, newly acquired Avalanche defenseman Erik Johnson said he wanted to make his former general manager (Doug Armstrong) regret trading him. Meanwhile, the Hall of Fame father of one of his new...

Erik Johnson Blockbuster Trade Continues to Shake Up Blues Defense

The biggest blockbuster move of the 2011 trading season (so far) involved two teams that are quickly falling out of the postseason picture in the Western Conference: The St. Louis Blues and the Colorado Avalanche. In the early morning hours on Saturday the deal was announced, with the Blues sending former No. 1 overall...

24/7 Penguins Capitals Episode 3: The First Meeting

The third installment of HBO's "24/7 Penguins/Capitals" focused on the first meeting of the season between the two long-time rivals, as well as early preperations at Heinz Field for the Winter Classic and a number of experiences with players and coaches for the Christmas holiday. Here are some of the highlights... -- The...

Capitals Loosen Up as Skid Ends

ARLINGTON, Va. -- The mood inside the cabin of the Washington Capitals' jetliner en route from Ottawa early Monday morning was understandably less gloomy. "It was a lot better than previous plane rides," said Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau at the team's training facility on Monday, a day after the Caps snapped an...

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05/24/12 Washington Capitals season review: Forwards, Part I Source: The Washington Post - Washington DC When the Capitals brought in Dale Hunter as head coach in November, they altered the team's system, mindset and the expectations for every player.
05/14/12 3 Caps Join World Championship Teams Source: NBC - NBC 4 - Washington DC The Washington Capitals may have been eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs last weekend, but that will not stop some of them from playing elsewhere.
05/14/12 Capitals Captain Alex Ovechkin and Alexander Semin to... Source: NHL - Washington Capitals The Washington Capitals have announced that captain Alex Ovechkin and forward Alexander Semin will represent Russia while center Nicklas Backstrom will represent Sweden at the 2012 International Ice Hockey Federation World Championship in Helsinki, Finland, and Stockholm, Sweden, which began on May 4 and runs through May 20.
05/13/12 Russians add Ovie, Semin to roster Source: The London Free Press - London ON - Canada The powerhouse Russians added another two offensive weapons to their arsenal Sunday.
05/13/12 Capitals forwards headed to World Championship Source: NHL The day after bowing out to the New York Rangers in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals, a number of the Washington Capitals ' marquee players accepted invitations to prolong their season and try to win an IIHF world championship.

Background on nicklas backstrom

Lars Nicklas Bäckström (born November 23, 1987) is a Swedish professional ice hockey centre and an alternate captain for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL).

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