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Praise the host, and pass the ammunition

Mon, 18 May 2009 08:32 EDT

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Praise the host, and pass the ammunition

Mon, 18 May 2009 00:00 EDT

If only he'd pulled the gun out before we'd ordered ...We were the usual motley crew of sportswriters, mostly Canadian, who had descended on a ''highly recommended'' Italian restaurant on one of the hills on the edge of this underappreciated American city, and we had fallen, as travelling Canadians so often do, into one of those discussions of the service industry wherever you are versus service back home.

Capital collapse

Thu, 14 May 2009 00:00 EDT

rmacgregor@globeandmail.comWell, who couldn't see this one coming?All this talk about Series for the Ages and all that - yeah, sure - just look at Washington Capitals head coach Bruce Boudreau opening his morning news conference with a great big yawn.

Capital collapse

Thu, 14 May 2009 00:00 EDT

rmacgregor@globeandmail.com''Definitely anti-climactic.''This was the understatement offered by Washington Capitals head coach Bruce Boudreau when asked his thoughts on what had been billed as the final act of one of the greatest Stanley Cup playoff series in history.

Capital collapse

Wed, 13 May 2009 23:35 EDT

Crosby takes this round in rivalry with Ovechkin as Pens score early, often in Game 7 and Washington misses wakeup call

GONCHAR A MAYBE

Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00 EDT

Pittsburgh Penguins power-play specialist Sergei Gonchar skated yesterday morning for the first time since his knee-to-knee collision with Alexander Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals late last week.

'It's going to be unbelievable'

Tue, 12 May 2009 22:21 EDT

It is only Game 7 of a second round and the series decider between the Penguins and Capitals in D.C. feels like the biggest game of the year

Capitals work overtime to force a Game 7

Tue, 12 May 2009 00:00 EDT

rmacgregor@globeandmail.com''It'll come down to who's more desperate,'' Sidney Crosby predicted yesterday before what would turn into one of Stanley Cup hockey's great playoff matches.

Caps work overtime to force Game 7

Tue, 12 May 2009 00:00 EDT

rmacgregor@globeandmail.com''It'll come down to who's more desperate,'' Sidney Crosby predicted yesterday, before Game 6 of what has become one of the great Stanley Cup playoff series of all time.