Tag Archives: Braden Holtby

Why Hockey Is For Everyone

“Few have the greatness to bend history itself. But each of us can work to change a small portion of events. And in the total of all those acts will be written the history of this generation. It is from … Continue reading

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Hockey Proud

A question we get a lot here is “What’s it like to be a gay hockey fan?” We’re never quite sure what people expect the answer to be. Are they curious if it’s hard, if we feel ostracized or just … Continue reading

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The Game’s Chess, It Ain’t Checkers: Holtby’s Strategic Move Takes the Capitals to Arbitration

Did you hear the air raid sirens and emergency broadcast not-a-tests this morning? Braden Holtby and the Caps are going to arbitration over the goaltender’s contract, and Holtby’s camp is reportedly demanding EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS per year. As I previously … Continue reading

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We Can Re-Sign Him: Braden Holtby, the Six Million Dollar Man

The Washington Capitals’ front office – and presumably their mid and rear offices as well, depending on how feng shuied Kettler is – and goaltender Braden Holtby are currently locked in contract negotiations that are reaching Kissingerian levels of tension. … Continue reading

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The Capitals Free Agents: Who to Sign, Who to Cut, and Who to Beg

WINE ‘EM DINE ‘EM AND SIGN ‘EM. Braden Holtby  And ye, Jesus did looketh down from the cross and spake thusly: “Lulz yall gonna pay me now.” Braden Holtby, as a southerner fanning himself on the veranda and drinking a mint julep might say, is about to get paiiiiyyyyyyyyyyyydddddddddddddduhhhhh. And … Continue reading

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The Brouwer Play May Be Over, But Holtby is Rangers’ Bigger Worry

Souring on Brouwer   The hour for Brouwer on the power play has soured. Once, in the dark old days of an impotent Washington offense bereft of top-six talent, Troy Boy was a consistent bright spot, always to be counted … Continue reading

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Notes (and Pics) on Camp

We love the smell of Kettler in this morning.. It smells like… a day off! We fooled everyone in the office that Yom Kippur started on Thursday so we could play hooky on Friday to attend Day 2 (of 18) … Continue reading

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