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Even though they lost, the Caps are bringing offense back to the ice. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
- Flyers 6, Capitals 5: As someone who spent some formative years in the late 1980s and early 1990s, there's plenty of things about the current NHL which really don't resonate with me. No teams in Quebec and Winnipeg. A two-week break in the middle of the season for the Olympics. Only three players in the last two seasons reaching 100 points. But while the first two are more complex issues, at least the Capitals are bringing that heyday of NHL offensive play, the one that I fondly remember, back. Coming into the game, the Caps boasted the top four scorers in the league. And sure, they may have lost in overtime to Philadelphia on Tuesday night in a matchup of the two teams which, along with the Penguins, have to be considered the favorites in the Eastern Conference. But this is the kind of game that was straight out of 1991 -- 11 goals (including seven in the second period), 12 power plays (four of which ended in goals), 78 combined shots, and offensive superstars all over the place. Alexander Ovechkin and Alexander Semin -- harkening back to speedy goal scorers like fellow Russians Pavel Bure and Alex Mogilny -- both had two goals, but were outshined by Philadelphia's Mike Richards, who netted his second career hat trick. It was the kind of game that brought this observer back to the days when 6-5 games in the league were the rule, rather than the exception, and hockey was dynamically entertaining. Maybe it was Peter Berg's excellent Gretzky-to-L.A. documentary which got the juices flowing (a must see, by the way), but it sure feels good to come back to a league where scoring lots of goals is, once again, chic.
- Wizards 101, Grizzlies 92: Who says the NBA preseason can't be exciting? The Wizards had two buzzer beaters, and Caron Butler had a big time flush (or so I'm told), as Washington won it's first exhibition game of the year against Memphis in Richmond. The first quarter was a positive sign, as Agent Zero had seven of his ten assists and both Antawn Jamison and Butler were in double figures in the first fifteen minutes.
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I swear, every time I flipped to the Twins-Tigers game and then flipped back, another two goals would be on the board. And both games ended with the home team winning 6-5 in OT.
I swear, every time I flipped to the Twins-Tigers game and then flipped back, another Cap was in the penalty box.
/Fix'd, to highlight Gary Betman's plan to ensure that the Penguins repeat.
Aren't the Canadiens still around? Either way, hard to argue the Caps aren't the most exciting team around. I missed this game, unfortunately.
One minor note of clarification: Yes, I'm aware that the Montreal Canadiens play in the province of Quebec. I figured that any hockey fan reading this would realize that I was talking about the Quebec Nordiques there, and not the entire province. I've got nothing against the Canadiens, I swear.
it was like playing NHL 95 for SNES!
this score harkens back to the melodic tune "Brass Bonanza" echoing through the rafters of the Hartford Civic Center ...