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Ted Leonsis Has Had It With The Washington Post "Harboring Criminals" Who Resell Wizards Tickets, The Way The Wizards Do

Dom Cosentino — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:50:00 EST

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As long as Dan Snyder is around Washington, Wizards and Capitals owner Ted Leonsis won't ever be the city's most thin-skinned sports owner. But with his Caps and Wizards turning in disappointing and horrifying seasons, respectively, Leonsis has been showing the strain. More »

The Hockey Gods Will Have Their Bloody Vengeance

Barry Petchesky — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:35:01 EST

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Earlier this month, Calgary winger Rene Bourque gave a dirty elbow to the head of Washington's Nicklas Backstrom. The Caps' leading scorer has been out ever since with a concussion, and Bourque was suspended five games by the league. But that's not justice. That's The Man's justice. The Capitals demand street justice, the only justice there is. More »

Alex Ovechkin Accused Of Spitting In Opponent's Face

Barry Petchesky — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:20:00 EST

A little run-in between Ovechkin and Blue Jackets winger/agitator Derek Dorsett on Saturday went mostly unnoticed: Dorsett ran Ovechkin, Ovechkin got in his face, the two received matching minors, then everybody went home to celebrate New Year's Eve. But now Dorsett is accusing Ovechkin of spitting on him during the fracas. More »

Let's Revisit The Time Dale Hunter Earned The Then-Longest Suspension In NHL History

Barry Petchesky — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:35:00 EST

No one ever accused Bruce Boudreau of lacking fire. (N.B. "Fucking shitbums.") It seems Caps execs are succeeding fire with fire, tapping Dale Hunter, who amassed the equivalent of two-and-a-half full days in the penalty box during his NHL career. Hunter, by all accounts, is a gentleman off the ice. But as he prepares to coach his first game against St. Louis tonight, I think it's worth remembering that he was a goddamn menace on skates. More »

The Capitals Axed Lovable "Fat Fuck" Coach Bruce Boudreau

Jack Dickey — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 10:20:00 EST

You'll recall that Alex Ovechkin, the supremely talented, supremely underachieving, similarly fat Caps winger, called Boudreau a "fat fuck" after being benched late in a game less than a month ago. Things have not gone well since. More »

Air National Guardsman Rappels From Rafters, Drops Ceremonial First Puck At Islanders Capitals Game

Sean Newell — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 10:56:45 EST

Feel free to ignore the "highlights" in the linked video, but do watch Staff Sgt. Matthew Zimmerman drop the puck between Washington Capitals' captain Alex Ovechkin and something called Mark Streit. More »

Let's Watch Alex Ovechkin, Benched Late In Regulation, Call His Coach A "Fat Fuck"

Dom Cosentino — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 09:45:00 EDT

Your morning roundup for Nov. 2, the day you wouldn't dare touch our Halloween candy if you knew what was up. Video of Ovechkin, which gets good at the 53-second mark, via 25stanley.com. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors. More »

The Caps And Pens Were Acting So Maturely For A While There

Barry Petchesky — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 19:10:00 EDT

Alex Ovechkin—who once did this—called out Arron Asham for his post-fight gestures, so Asham fired back by calling Ovie a "hypocrite." Meanwhile, Brooks Laich wishes brain-addled players like Jay Beagle weren't coddled so much by the NHL's concussion guidelines. The teams don't meet again until December, so hopefully they'll have lots of time to come up with more stupid things to say. More »

Arron Asham And Jay Beagle Give Hockey A Fight To Fight About

Barry Petchesky — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 11:25:00 EDT

All right everyone, we're about to discuss a hockey fight, so I need you to put on your level heads. There's going to be talk of league office discipline, and a bit about the culture of enforcers, and maybe even a mention of concussions. These are topics that cause otherwise normal individuals to lose their minds, so we don't need hotheads, or meatheads, just a level head. Okay? Okay. More »

Is Alex Ovechkin Looking A Little Bloated?

Barry Petchesky — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:45:59 EDT

Nah, probably just the posture, or the skintight shirt. Or his legendary offseason regimen. But it's got to be a little unsettling for Caps fans to have to be reassured: "Don't worry; I'm going to be in good shape." [Caps365] More »

Alex Ovechkin's Summer Diet: Hookah, Beers, And Fried Steak

Jack Dickey — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 22:00:00 EDT

There's nothing illegal or even wrong with what Ovechkin's doing here—nonetheless, one must wonder how perhaps the best athlete in the NHL stays in shape doing this. More »

Wild Australian Horse Decides To Run Away From A Steeplechase Course And Over The Crowd

Brian Hickey — Fri, 06 May 2011 09:30:00 EDT

Your morning roundup for May 6, the day Willie Mays becomes an octogenarian. More »

Your NHL Playoffs Open Thread

Jack Dickey — Tue, 03 May 2011 18:37:40 EDT

Two second-round games tonight for your viewing pleasure: Caps and Lightning, which appears on your Versus right about now, and the Canucks and Preds, which will be on at nine, 10 p.m. Halifax time. More »

Some Drunk Giants Players Got Into It With Drunk Capitals Fans At A Hockey Game

Barry Petchesky — Mon, 02 May 2011 16:45:00 EDT

In town to play the Nationals, a few members of the San Francisco Giants took in the Lightning/Capitals game yesterday. According to a fan who was there, there was some good-natured ribbing going on with the next luxury box over, including Pat Burrell telling a screaming fan that the players on the ice can't hear you. (He would know.) More »

Caps Fans Skip Parody Videos, Move Straight To Priceless Masterpieces

Barry Petchesky — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 09:50:34 EDT

Your morning roundup for April 26, the day we called a truce with the jellyfish kingdom. More »

Here Are Both Of Last Night's 2OT Cockpunches

Barry Petchesky — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 10:50:00 EDT

Playoff hockey overtime might be the single greatest thing in the sports world — assuming your team isn't involved. Then it's a war of nail-biting, heart-stopping attrition, destined to end in glory and highlight compilations for one side, and wondering why you even bothered staying up late for the other. More »

Caps Coach Calls MSG Facilities "Horrible," Is Correct

Emma Carmichael — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 15:50:00 EDT

The Washington Capitals were at Madison Square Garden last night for a 3-2 loss to the Rangers, and they'll play again on Wednesday evening. Head coach Bruce Boudreau would rather they didn't have to. He went on the The Kirk McEwen and Mike O'Meara Morning Show on D.C.'s "The Edge" this morning to tell them that the Garden was "horrible." The locker rooms are "horrible." The benches, Boudreau says, are "horrible." Everything is horrible! More »

We Are All Dave McKenna LXVI

Brian Hickey — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 18:00:00 EDT

Here's your daily link to Dave McKenna's brilliant "Cranky Redskins Fan's Guide to Dan Snyder," which we'll be posting until Snyder's dumbass libel suit gets absolved of its need to have even existed in the first place. Today's topic: The cross-sport implications of Snyder's insolence. More »

Here's A Picture Of Alex Ovechkin With His Arm Draped Over The First Lady's Shoulder

Brian Hickey — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 11:00:00 EDT

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals titled this piece of artistry, "With the First Lady!" and posted it on Twitter yesterday. Awesome on so very many levels not the least of which is the availability of $25 cabernet, per the wall-mounted wine list. If this image doesn't warrant lifting the unspoken ban on variations of Yakov Smirnoff material, on a one-post basis, nothing does. More »

Derrick Rose Made This Young Hawks Fan Cry

Jack Dickey — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 09:30:00 EDT

Your morning roundup for March 22 23, the day Glenn Beck contemplated launching his own channel, and we all contemplated launching ourselves off bridges. More »

Really, Montreal Fans? A Protest Against Head Shots Now?

Barry Petchesky — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:05:01 EDT

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Tonight, before the Habs' game against the Capitals, a couple thousand fans will rally outside the Bell Centre to demand that something be done about head shots in hockey. Except it's a lot more likely they're really agitating for something to be done about the head shot on Max Pacioretty. More »

Barry Melrose Needs A Beer, And Other Observations From The Behatted And Be-Styxed Winter Classic

Katie Baker — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 18:00:14 EST

Our puckhead has returned from Pittsburgh with inside information on Dan Bylsma's hat, an autographed photo of Styx, and the lasting image of Barry Melrose waiting in beerless frustration at the bar. More »

I'm Kind Of Starting To Enjoy Sidney Crosby, And Other Random NHL 24/7 Observations

Katie Baker — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 16:45:36 EST

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Last night was the second of four HBO 24/7: Penguins/Capitals: The Road to the Winter Classic episodes. Here, a few thoughts more disjointed than Matt Hendricks's face. More »

The NFL Has Its Cigar Guy Moment

Barry Petchesky — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 09:40:00 EST

Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day. More »

Breaking Down The Pens' And Caps' Gameplans, As Captured By 24/7 Cameras

Barry Petchesky — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 15:00:00 EST

Justin Bourne does a bang-up job of analyzing what we (and HBO's cameras) saw on the whiteboards in the Capitals and Penguins' respective locker rooms. More »

Last Night's Winner: Bruce Boudreau Makes Rex Ryan Look Like Mr. Rogers

Barry Petchesky — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 10:35:00 EST

Don't say you weren't warned. HBO's 24/7 Penguins/Capitals premiered last night, and we were promised profanity. Either we got it, or they accidentally put Deadwood back on the air. More »

Tonight's NHL 24/7 Premiere: "You'll Have To Hide The Kids"

Katie Baker — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 18:25:06 EST

Tonight is the premiere of HBO's straightforwardly-titled series 24/7 Penguins/Capitals: Road to the Winter Classic. Want to know exactly which expletives Bruce Boudreau spat at his Caps during their 7-0 loss to the Rangers on Sunday? Now you will. More »

Sean Avery And The Differences In Hockey Fights

David Matthews — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 12:00:00 EST

The dichotomy of hockey fighting was made more apparent than usual yesterday. In one, John Erskine and Eric Boulton valiantly pummeled each other. In the other, Sean Avery acted like an asshole, sucker-punched a guy, and started a brawl. More »

Here's Some Adorable Children Doing Adorable Things

Barry Petchesky — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 13:15:00 EDT

I love (and regularly wager on) Mites on Ice, when they let a bunch of kids play hockey during intermissions. But these little tykes at Tuesday's Capitals game set a new standard for awwww with their team goal celebration. More »

There Was A Lot Of Fighting In Last Night's Devils/Capitals Game

Brian Hickey — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 14:30:00 EDT

The things you learn listening to hockey announcers. Take last night's meleepalooza featuring a whole lot of fisticuffs between New Jersey and Washington once the Capitals had a four-goal lead. [Star Ledger] More »

Capitals Stand By Their Man ... Unless He's a Junkie

Brian Hickey — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 11:30:00 EDT

When Joshua Robertson was 18, the Washington Capitals picked him in the fifth round of the NHL draft. When he was 25, the Whitman (Mass.) Police rounded him up for an admittedly heroin-fueled burglary streak. More »

Obvious, Yet Cringe-Inducing Hockey Article Of The Week

David Matthews — Mon, 17 May 2010 19:15:00 EDT

The Globe and Mail's James Mirtle wrote a piece this weekend on the potentially catastrophic effects of mouth injuries in the NHL and the "walk-it-off" culture surrounding them. Who's ready to grimace and suck their teeth in fear? More »

Athlete Wives Are Just Regular Gals, Washington Post Keeps Reporting

Tommy Craggs — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 10:00:06 EDT

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The Post gives the wives of the Capitals the same incisive treatment it gave the wives of the Nationals last year. Noted: "They're striking, yes! But, in a regular kind of way." [Washington Post] More »

Caps' Player Removes Own Tooth

Gourmet Spud — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 13:00:21 EDT

After catching a stick in the maw during Friday's game against the Habs, Eric Belanger performed a little self-dentistry. He then entered into a gentleman's agreement with Kevin Kennedy to divvy up our girlfriends. More »

Fans Oddly Excited To Meet Guy Impersonating Capitals Owner

Dashiell Bennett — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 11:35:10 EDT

Not happy with Washington's lackluster first round so far? Blame this guy who sort of looks like Ted Leonsis. [DC Sports Bog/Ted's Take] More »

The Biggest Supporters Around

David Matthews — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 18:45:00 EDT

To conclude one of the boobsiest days in Deadspin history, here's this picture of some strategically placed fans/cameramen at last night's Thunder-Jazz and Penguins-Capitals trackmeets. Mutton wins again. H/t Eric and Patrick. More »

Newest Capital Having Problems With City Life

Barry Petchesky — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:30:00 EST

Having spent most of his career in hockey hotbeds like Raleigh and Nashville, Scott Walker's finding things a bit challenging. But this country mouse's biggest adjustment has nothing to do with fans or linemates: he's got to master mass transit. More »

If The Nets Lose And No One's Around To See It, Does It Still Count In The Standings? (Yes.)

Barry Petchesky — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 06:30:00 EST

Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and the blogosphere to bring you everything you need to know to start your day. More »

Caps Fan Doesn't Actually Know Size Of Jordan Staal's Penis

Barry Petchesky — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:00:00 EST

It looked for all the world like that fan was impugning the, uh, curve of Staal's stick. Not so. Now we get the real story. More »

English Language 1, Washington Fans 0

Barry Petchesky — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:00:00 EST

Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to tips@deadspin.com. Subject: Morning crap. More »