The Caps go where no Cap has gone since 1998, the Nats do what comes naturally to them, and the Redskins drafted a liar in the 5th round. But first, our top story.
TOP STORY
The Washington Capitals did last night what they have not done since 1998 — win a first round playoff series. We at DC Pro Sports Report celebrated this milestone in the tasteful and under-stated way you have come to expect from us. The Caps got goals from Alexander Semin and a game-winning wrister from Sergei Federov to go with another masterful performance from rookie net-minder Simeon VarLAmov. And just because you might not have seen it in the last 12 minutes, here is the game-winning goal again…
CAPITALS
1. Washington’s young guns were rescued by the team’s oldest player, Sergei Federov, whose game-winning wrister with 5 minutes left in regulation saved the season. Read it. Then watch highlights from last night’s game.
2. Oh, what the hell. Let’s watch more game 7 highlights.
3. Mike Wise writes that it is Sergei’s day. Good for him. Read it.
4. Tom Boswell writes that the Caps and their fans can no exhale. Read it.
5. So the Capitals will play the Pittsburgh Penguins in the conference semi-finals. Here is the schedule for that series:
Saturday, May 2 — D.C. — 1 p.m. — NBC, CBC, RDS
Monday, May 4 — D.C. — 7 p.m. — VERSUS, CBC, RDS
Wednesday, May 6 — Pittsburgh — 7 p.m. — VERSUS, CBC, RDS
Friday, May 8 — Pittsburgh — 7 p.m. — VERSUS, CBC, RDS
*Saturday, May 9 — D.C. — 7 p.m. — VERSUS, CBC, RDS
*Monday, May 11 — Pittsburgh — TBD — VERSUS, CBC, RDS
*Wednesday, May 13 — D.C. — 7 p.m. — VERSUS, CBC, RDS
*if necessary
6. Varlamov says the game 7 win was his birthday present. [One day late.] Read it.
7. Caps owner Ted Leonsis won his first playoff series last night and exclaimed “I’m not a virgin anymore!” Gotta love that guy. Read it.
8. The NY Post calls the Rangers “losers.” Gotta love the home town media having your back like that. Read it.
REDSKINS
1. Cody Glenn,
a linebacker from Nebraska who was the 5th round pick of the Redskins
was suspended by his college team for 3 games. We knew that. We didn’t
know why. Glenn told the media he was suspended for selling tickets.
That’s not true. Read it.
a linebacker from Nebraska who was the 5th round pick of the Redskins
was suspended by his college team for 3 games. We knew that. We didn’t
know why. Glenn told the media he was suspended for selling tickets.
That’s not true. Read it.
2. Good news, Eminem is a Redskins again. Not Marshall Mathers, of course. Marcus Mason,
the preseason phenom running back. Mason was reluctantly cut by the
Redskins last year and signed to the practice squad of the Baltimore
Ravens and then signed by the NY Jets. After drafting a running back in
the 3rd round of the draft, the Jets cut Mason and now he’s back where
he belongs. Read it.
the preseason phenom running back. Mason was reluctantly cut by the
Redskins last year and signed to the practice squad of the Baltimore
Ravens and then signed by the NY Jets. After drafting a running back in
the 3rd round of the draft, the Jets cut Mason and now he’s back where
he belongs. Read it.
3. Can recently signed right tackle Mike Williams make a difference in 2009? Read it.
NATIONALS
1. The Phillies demolished the Nats 7-1 last night. The Nats are now 11 games under .500. Read it. Ryan Zimmerman hit a double and Adam Dunn knocked another homer.
2. Joel Hanrahan‘s awfulness as a closer has cost him that job and the Nats will go with a closer-by-committee. Read it.
Tags: Daily DC Pro Sports Report, Playoffs, Washington Capitals, Washington Nationals, Washington Redskins
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