Eli Resnick

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• Posted Caps Briefing: Getting the Message to DCist
  Photo by Ghost_Bear Tonight the Capitals came from behind to beat the Florida Panthers 7-4. With Alex Ovechkin and Mike Green among a slew of injured players, Mike Knuble put up four points to spark the win. The total tied his personal best, from Valentine's Day, 2003. Asked what it was like to be a leader on this team, Knuble calmly dismissed the assertion. "It's just one game," he said, talking up the importance...
• Posted Caps Briefing: Bustin' Loose! to DCist
  Photo by Ghost_Bear. On a night when the Caps nearly came from behind to beat the Columbus Blue Jackets, the team did something else to help cement their identity as a D.C. institution. With 8:35 remaining in the third period, and both teams readying for a faceoff in the Capitals' defensive end, the team's sound crew played Chuck Brown's "Bustin' Loose" over the arena speaker system. Predictably, there was almost no fan reaction. After...
• Posted Caps Briefing: Splitting Hairs to DCist
  Photo by Ghost Bear.In a contest of teams built from the ground up by the two best general managers in Washington Capitals history, the Caps beat the Nashville Predators 3-2 last night at the Verizon Center. The two men -- former GM David Poile and current GM George McPhee -- have worked together in the past, when Poile made the best offer for his disgruntled former employee, Brendan Witt. Right now, the Capitals enjoy...
• Posted Caps Briefing: Undefeated to DCist
  Fans enraptured by a second period Caps goal against the Toronto Maple Leafs. After last night's 6-4 victory over Toronto, the season the Caps are undefeated and scoring two goals for every one they give up. They have been defensively perfect from the start of any match until they have at least three goals of their own. Superstars Alexander Ovechkin and Alexander Semin have scored three points in each game. Both Caps starting goalies...
• Commented on Caps Season Preview: The Future Is Later
  Well edited, Elizabeth and Aaron. Thanks for tying this together. And, uh, VFF.... Thanks for the compliment, if indeed that's what it is. Bink, from your mouth......