NFL Playoffs

Aahhhh…..Sundays…..

I am guilty. Guilty of being a twelve-year old (almost thirteen) sports nerd. And yes, a girl can be obsessed with sports. I am living, breathing proof.

Sundays are football days. Normally, I don’t HAVE to watch a game unless it’s my favorite team, which is the Saints. (And no, I don’t like the Saints because they won the Super Bowl last year. I liked the Saints all of 2009.) The only exceptions are if there is a really good game being played….or….the playoffs. This is the first year I’ve really been involved in being a majorly epic sports fan. I mean, I was a fan before, but not huge.

I don’t know how many of you people do this, but I do. Before the playoffs every year, once we know who’s playing in them, my family makes picks. Picks are where you choose what two teams are going to be in the Super Bowl and who’s going to win.

My picks: Steelers vs. Packers.

Packers will win.

The Packers are in the Super Bowl. YES! Just what I needed. And….the Steelers are playing the deciding game right now against the New York Jets.

*sighs*

Boy, do I love sports.

I believe that the Packers deserve a Super Bowl win. Aaron Rodgers, number twelve, is the Packers quarterback. He is….on fire! At the time he is the epic quarterback! Although he didn’t play the best game today against the Bears, he has what it takes to bring his team to glory.

My temptation has finally taken hold. I have made a sports post. I am sorry for the boring words being typed by my fingers, but once I start I have to keep going.

The Washington Capitals.

The used to be best team in the NHL.

Some of the best players in the league play on the team.

Alex Ovechkin.

Nicklas Backstrom.

Mike Green.

Alexander Semin.

Four great players.

All of them are having a bad year.

After all the complete and utter failing the CAPS have done throughout the season, they finally pull of a win streak! Two games. I know it’s not much, but it’s better than a loss streak, right? And we’re like…9th in the league, which isn’t all that bad.

Tomorrow, they play an extremely tough game against the New York Rangers. The Rangers have great stats so far this year and have beat us pretty bad this season. A win we need and a loss they need.

In the last game, against the Toronto Maple Leafs, Alex Ovechkin, who in my opinion has been playing absolutely awful this season, scored a hat trick. It took long enough for him to finally step up his game, but he did and it brought us a win.

Alexander Semin, number 28, played well at the start of the season, but has been injured recently and hasn’t played. His contract ends this year. Unfortunately, I don’t think that the Caps will have him sign for a longer contract. Also, I think that Bruce Boudreau, the coach MAY be fired. He really hasn’t helped the team much and I couldn’t care less, because I never really liked him.

Wow, that felt good to talk about sports. I could talk more and more and more about sports, but my bed calls.

I’m actually thinking about starting another blog, which would be a Capitals blog and only a Capitals blog, but I’m not sure if I want to do that or not.

Over and Out.

Angela

(Well….I typed this post out last night, but my internet shut off, so I couldn’t post it then…:( So, I posted it today instead. ;) )

CAPS game!!!!

Washington Capitals

Vs.

Tampa Bay Lightning

Captains: Alex Ovechkin #8 Washington – Vincent Lecavailer #4 Tampa Bay

Goals Scored:

Teddy Purcell #16 Tampa Bay

Tom Poti #3 Washington Capitals

Mike Knuble #22 Washington Capitals

Ryan Malone #6 Tampa Bay

Alexander Semin #28 Washington Capitals

Alexander Semin #28 Washington Capitals

Steven Stamkos #91 Tampa Bay

Alex Ovechkin #8 Washington Capitals

Alexander Semin #28 Washington Capitals

In order of goals scored and how many scored.

Stars of the game:

3 stars- Steven Stamkos

2 stars- Nicklas Backstrom – 4 assists

1 star- Alexander Semin- 3 goals (hat trick)

Final Score- 6-3 Washington

Throughout the night, the Washington Capitals supported the Troops with videos, pictures and prizes. One of the ways was with the COURAGE CAPS. You can buy Courage hats, t-shirts, and other merchandise to support the troops.

Over and Out.

Angela

CAPS game

Washington Capitals VS. Toronto Maple Leafs

Team Captains:

Washington: Alex Ovechkin Maple Leafs: Dion Phaneuf

Final Score: Capitals: 5 Maple Leafs: 4

Goals scored by the Capitals:

Tomas Fleischmann- 1 Jason Chimera- 1 Alexander Semin- 2 Mike Green- 1

I can’t remember who scored all the Maple Leafs goals, so I won’t put that.

Injured Players:

Dion Phaneuf, Tuesday night received a laceration from a skate and had to have surgery on Wednesday

Semyon Varlamov, I don’t quite know how he is injured and I’m not exactly sure if he is but I am almost positive

Stars awarded in the game:

3 Stars: (to a Toronto player that I can’t remember)

2 Stars: Jason Chimera #25

1 Stars: (1 stars is the best) Alexander Semin #28

The Washington Capitals won the game against the Maple Leafs, after a five minute overtime headed into shoot-outs. The first shot was taken by Nicklas Backstrom, number 19, in the shootouts. He missed. The other team took a shot, but it was saved by Michal Neuvirth, number 30. The second shot was taken by Alex Ovechkin, number 8. He scored. The opponents second shot was deflected again by Neuvirth. If the Caps scored their third shot it is an automatic win on their part. Alexander Semin shoots and SCORES!!!!!!! Scraping another win for the Capitals, Semin is chosen as the star player of the game.

It was a great game to watch and it was a lot of fun. After each game I go to I will be posting something like this. Next time I’ll post pictures, but I accidentally left my memory card in my laptop, so I couldn’t take any pictures.

Over and Out.

Angela