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Washington Capitals Beat Rangers 2-1; Advance to 2nd Round

-Alaina Scarano-Isbouts Welcome to another live blog by yours truly.  Tonight’s game is the 7th meeting between the NY Rangers and the Washington Capitals in DC.   The game hasn’t started yet but it should any minute.  All times below … Continue reading

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Ovechkin & Co on Brink of Elimination

-Alaina Scarano-Isbouts Tonight I learned that I could hold my breath for two minutes — the entire time I stood up in front of my television gripping a throw pillow against my chest.  This was also the amount of time … Continue reading

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Caps Shut Out Rangers at Home

Editor’s Note:  Alaina will be live blogging the Pens v Philly game on Tuesday.   If you liked this make sure you come back tomorrow and check out her commentary. -Alaina Scarano-Isbouts Let’s GO.  Once again, all times are Eastern as … Continue reading

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The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

After a few looooooong nights, the first round of first round games are through.  I think it’s fair to say we’ve seen some pretty fantastic games so far, a few surprises and maybe even a fight or two.  Not bad … Continue reading

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Round 1 Playoff Matchups

-by Alaina Scarano-Isbouts Well all, it’s that time of year — playoffs. Round 1 of the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs will begin on Wednesday night.  Get ready to hear of every possible story line; rookies and old-timers ready to fight … Continue reading

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Playoff Countdown: Recap of Thursday Night

-by Alaina Scarano-Isbouts Eleven games last night in the NHL, and most teams have now played 81.  The season is ending for some… but not for all.  Read on to see who isn’t polishing their golf clubs yet. Nashville 4, … Continue reading

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Playoff Countdown: Recap of Wednesday Night

-by Alaina Scarano-Isbouts While last night was a much more calm night around the league with only two games, it certainly wasn’t boring.  A brief recap of what went down: Buffalo 3, Toronto 1: Even though they gained two points … Continue reading

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Playoff Countdown: Recap of Tuesday Night

by Alaina Scarano-Isbouts Last night, with seven playoff spots left still up for grabs, 26 different teams fought pretty damn hard to move in, move up or move closer to a chance for Tavares.  Here is a recap of what … Continue reading

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How Hot is Too Hot?

There are countless reasons why I love hockey more than any other sport. I will not list them all here — I know that most readers of Thin Air Sports are here to read about something other than hockey — … Continue reading

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Adrian Dater is Stupid

Adrian Dater is stupid and I don’t have to have any reasons so there.  Just kidding.  But seriously, he actually put his name on an article in The Denver Post that suggests the Avs should just tank the rest of … Continue reading

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