We offer up our assessment of individual Caps' performances this past season for the express purpose of soliciting yours. Tell us what you think of each player based on what you saw. Note the two grades for each player: one for regular season, one for post-season (e.g., "A / D" for Mike Green). "I" represents an Incomplete Grade. Player Grade Explanation Forwards Nicklas Backstrom B+/ A- A faceoff-winning force, a brilliant passer, and a beast along the boards; he's come a long way in a very short time. Matt Bradley C/B Little flash, tons of heart. The Caps wouldn't have advanced out of round ...
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Today's Examiner file from Dmitry Chesnokov is even more bizarre than yesterday's; in it he doesn't merely suggest that Viktor Kozlov has left the Caps and the NHL for good, but cites a new interview Kozlov had with SovetskySport in which the right wing claims to have had a return to Russia in mind even before signing with the Caps two years ago. Wow. Anyway, there's a top-six right wing spot now open in D.C.
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Tireless interviewer and translator Dmitry Chesnokov of Sovetsky Sport recently chatted with Washington Capitals forward Viktor Kozlov. As usual, a few gems were unearthed during the entertaining discussion, including some reaction to the now-infamous Alex Semin interview . Here's a taste: Ovechkin opened his own clothing line recently. Did he give you a present? "I have a hat. He didn't sign it, but I have a picture with him as proof that we have met." Sidney Crosby is often accused of yelling and complaining to referees. "I don't know. He is forgiven [for] a lot of things. But when I started playing for New ...
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Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is about Viktor Kozlov. Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write articles about recent news and trends related to the wikizine's topic, others recount relevant personal stories or share their favorite pictures and video clips. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this wikizine? Well, then put on your journalist's cap and add your own article!
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(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Washington center Viktor Kozlov recorded his 500th career point in the second period of the Capitals' 3-1 National Hockey League victory over the New Jersey Devils(AFP/Getty Images/File/Greg Fiume)
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What was perceived as a cold shoulder has turned into an embrace. A day after completing a workout with the Bulls in Chicago and indicating he would bypass a similar session with the Heat, Derrick Rose has made plans to meet with the other team at ...
Viktor Nikolayevich Kozlov ( Russian : ÐикÑÐ¾Ñ ÐÐ¸ÐºÐ¾Ð»Ð°ÐµÐ²Ð¸Ñ Ðозлов ; born 14 February 1975 in Togliatti , U.S.S.R. ) is a Russian ice hockey player with the ...