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Cannon Balls S1 E7 with Bailey Johnson, suddenly former NHL writer for the Washington Post. Bailey, laid off Wednesday, talks of the upheaval at the Post and some Blue Jackets and Crew. Spotify video

New Cannon Balls podcast up at Spotify will hit Apple Podcasts soon. Guest is @baileyannej.bsky.social NHL Capitals beat writer for the Washington Post, laid off in the purge Wednesday. We talk journalistic upheaval and a bit of #CBJ and a touch of #Crew96.

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Thank you my dear friend 🫶 the axe has fallen

I was among the layoffs at The Washington Post today. It has been an absolute dream to be a small part of this incredible team. Covering the Caps has been an honor; being a beat writer is an all-consuming thing that I love deeply. I hope I’ll get to continue that in whatever is next

Dad strength! Martin Fehervary makes it 1-1 in his first game back after his daughter, Anna, was born Saturday

Logan Thompson (upper body) won't play tonight or tomorrow but the plan is that he'll play Thursday. Matt Roy (lower body) is questionable for tonight. If Roy is able to play, Thompson would be put on IR to clear a roster spot, but it changes nothing about the plan for him.

Very, very optional practice for the Caps today — players had the option of even coming to the rink at all — but Matt Roy (lower body, day to day) is skating, which is a good sign

Connor McMichael is week to week with an upper body injury, Spencer Carbery says.

Lindgren is in the net, but Stevenson just did some stretches before the shootout began

Charlie Lindgren looks shaken up. Clay Stevenson is gathering his gear

1-0 Capitals. What a shift for Nic Dowd, who laid a big hit on Axel Sandin-Pellikka, briefly tangled with Ben Chiarot, and then scored to put the Caps up in this one

Whoops sorry guys, got my French Canadian wires crossed. That should be Lapierre on the fourth line

Lines for the Caps in warmups in Detroit:

Ovechkin-Strome-Beauvillier
Protas-Sourdif-Wilson
McMichael-Dowd-Leonard
Duhaime-Beauvillier-Frank

Fehervary-Carlson
Chychrun-TvR
Sandin-Chisholm

Rasmus Sandin is on the ice for the Caps in warmups here in Detroit. Matt Roy is not

Logan Thompson is day to day with an upper body injury, Spencer Carbery says. He was hit in the mask with a shot during the game against Seattle on Wednesday

As ‘Heated Rivalry’ takes off, the NHL faces questions about inclusion The hit show about a romance between two professional hockey players has brought new fans to a sport that has struggled with to welcome the LGBTQ+ community.

As Heated Rivalry has exploded in popularity, with teams across the NHL leaning in and more LGBTQ+ fans attending games, those new fans have questions about inclusion in the sport.
"Is this just another way of pandering to people, or do we actually care?"
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A lot of people just lost their hats here in Seattle. McCann's hat trick goal gets washed out by a penalty before the goal, which took a long review to figure out

Lines for the Caps here in Seattle, without Sandin and Roy (both lower body, day to day)

McMichael-Strome-Leonard
Protas-Sourdif-Wilson
Ovechkin-Dowd-Frank
Duhaime-Lapierre-Beauvillier

Chychrun-Carlson
Fehervary-TvR
Chisholm-McIlrath

Thompson

Yes thank you I understand the rule

My favorite part of hockey is when a guy is trying desperately to prove that they're bleeding. Rubbing at their face and holding out their hand like "Look! See! Blood!"

Sandin didn't take a shift, stood at the end of the bench looking like he was trying to stretch out and shake it off. Has gone back down the tunnel at the first TV timeout

This is now one of the weirdest 2-2 hockey games I've ever seen

Sandin was slow to come back from the room but just emerged from the tunnel and took his spot on the bench.

Rasmus Sandin did not return for the start of the second after blocking a shot at the end of the first and leaving the ice in obvious pain

This is the weirdest possible 1-1 hockey game I've maybe ever seen

2-1 Capitals. Aliaksei Protas caps off a great sequence with his linemates, and the Caps finally get the go-ahead goal after dominating since the second period started

Jakob Chychrun just tried a lacrosse goal

Hendrix Lapierre has ended his nearly two-year long goalless streak. The way his teammates just celebrated with him on the ice? That was special to see

This the first time in 15 games that the Canucks have scored more than 3 goals.

Last time was a 5-4 shootout win vs. the Bruins on Dec 20.

The Canucks beat the Caps to end their 11-game losing streak. This, on paper, was the most winnable game of the trip for the Caps and they still couldn’t get it done. Their losing streak stands at four

4-2 Canucks. Filip Hronek on a two-on-one. Lot of game left, but the Caps are nowhere to be found right now. In danger of losing, maybe even getting blown out by, the worst team in the NHL