Alex Ovechkin near tears when asked if this core can still win in the postseason: "We have it and we just blew it way. That's on us. Big emotion on everybody. It kinda fucked up situation."
(Via NBCSWSH telecast)
Alex Ovechkin on his fight with Andrei Svechnikov: "First of all I hope he's okay. I'm not a big fighter. He' the same. He asked me to fight... I hope he's okay. You don't want to see a guy get hurt."
My parents surprised me for my birthday and got me a Capitals Stanley Cup champions jersey which has RMNB 09 customized on the back.
There’s just one teeny tiny problem.
My heart goes out to all the trans hockey fans out there who feel like they don't belong today because of Jamie Benn. You do belong. You do matter. You have my and RMNB’s support.
One of these men is going to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in his career. The other is going to blog in his basement about it. From everyone at
@russianmachine
, way to go
@ovi8
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I think we'll like the Mantha/Vrana trade long term, but this one stings.
I feel like Barry Trotz and Peter Laviolette tried to make V something he wasn't and their stubborn view of system hockey robbed him of his joy for the sport sometimes.
I hope he becomes a star in DET.
Nicklas Backstrom on the Capital One Arena crowd: "It was a great atmosphere. These fans have been waiting for a long time. Without these fans, we're nothing."
With the regular season officially over, I would like to congratulate John Carlson, Jakub Vrana, TJ Oshie, Lars Eller, and Dmitry Orlov who played in all 69 Capitals games this season.
It's actually so depressing witnessing the penguins franchise going down like this. 4-1 Bruins in the third as shots are 33-20 Penguins and everyone looks pissed and sad
This is a Hall of Fame shift here. Alex Ovechkin almost scores a hat trick off the dangle at one end. Then he hustles back and dives to break up a two-on-one break.
Wayne Gretzky recalls the dinner he had with Ovi. 99 says 8 was obsessed with winning the Cup. He asked questions like: "What can I do as captain to get our team over the hump? What can I do to contribute to winning the Stanley Cup for the Washington Capitals?"
This season I went from “Ovi’s probably not catching Gretzky” to “oh damn, he’s definitely gonna have over 900.”
So happy for him. One should never doubt a machine that never breaks.
It might sputter at times, but what makes it different is it always works and finds a way.
It’s awesome to see how happy and joyful Evgeny Kuznetsov has been this season and at the ASG after his struggles and lack of joy the last few years. I don’t need a point per game player. I just want this guy — goofy, fun, and creative — to stick around forever.
Braden Holtby and Mike Green signing autographs for Caps fans in Prince Frederick. They stayed an extra hour after over 300 people attended the Toys For Tots event.
NB19 on Ovi: "We had our fun. We were single... Then we're actually winning and have families. We don't hang out as much off the ice - just on the road. That's part of life, I think. We're always going to have the same friendship as we had since the first time we saw each other."
Alex Ovechkin on the term of his deal: "I asked for three but they said Ovi, we need you for five."
Brian MacLellan: "I'm going to call him out on that one."
My son Ethan turns 3 on Friday. We had to cancel his birthday party due to the coronavirus pandemic. I was wondering if you guys could wish him Happy Birthday and record him some messages. He loves fire trucks, police cars, and race cars- especially "the mailman"
@dennyhamlin
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Evgeny Kuznetsov on the Blue Jackets doing the bird celly: "That's fine, you know. It's nice to get some people to think about me. Same as like in April last series."
@rmnb
Honestly I was tearing up when I finished writing this.
If Braden’s unable to return, I just want to say that if there was ever a player who deserves to sign a one-day contract and end his career in Washington, it’s him.
I'm not even sure what to say. The Capitals were pretty hard to watch in the second half of the season.
Now they're taking it to the Panthers nearly every period of play in this first round series and playing an incredible hustle and defensive first team game.
I love it.
My son Ethan was born in March 2017.
Since then:
- The Washington Capitals won the Stanley Cup
- The Washington Mystics won the WNBA Title
- The Washington Nationals won the World Series
All he does is bring me joy. And apparently to all of you too.