The Bruins might be the toughest possible opponent for the Capitals

The Washington Capitals have drawn the Boston Bruins as their opponents in first round of the playoffs. I’m sure there will be a lot of predictions and projections — plus one very opinionated cointoss — coming in the next few days, but I want to start by saying that I think this is a very tough matchup.

The Caps have basically drawn the short straw of the division. Regardless of their position in the standings, the 2021 Boston Bruins are a very good team.

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The Boston Bruins will sit 16 regular players tonight against the Capitals

While the Washington Capitals won’t rest any players and “want to end the season on a good note,” the Boston Bruins will do literally the exact opposite.

After clinching the number three seed last night which guaranteed them a date with the Caps in the first round of the playoffs, the Bruins will sit… basically every regular on their team.

According to the Boston Sports Journal’s Conor Ryan, 16 Bruins players will sit tonight.

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TJ Oshie and John Carlson out, Alex Ovechkin a game-time decision against Boston Bruins

The Washington Capitals will play their final regular-season game Tuesday night against the Boston Bruins and they’ll be without four regular players, at the least.

TJ Oshie and John Carlson will both miss the game due to lower-body injuries, while Alex Ovechkin will be a game-time decision. Evgeny Kuznetsov and Ilya Samsonov remain in COVID protocol.

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Senators fans throw hats into Tim Stützle’s backyard to celebrate his first career hat trick

After being drafted by the Ottawa Senators with the third overall pick in 2020, Tim Stützle is living out his childhood dreams playing in the NHL. While Stützle had a great rookie year, it wasn’t necessarily the first NHL season he always imagined with no fans allowed in Canadian arenas. Local Ottawa kids tried to make up for that on Monday.

Stützle, who scored his first-ever hat trick on Saturday, was greeted with a handful of hats being thrown over his fence into his backyard. He watched from his porch.

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How a previously unknown meeting in Longboat Key helped the Capitals sign Zdeno Chara over the offseason

Zdeno Chara was named the Capitals’ Masterton Trophy nominee on Monday. The award is given out annually to the NHL player who shows the most perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to hockey.

“Those two words, I don’t think that you can use two better words to describe (Zdeno Chara) [the] player or [the] person than dedication and perseverance,” Capitals head coach Peter Laviolette said. “I think that it’s a terrific choice for the Masterton and somebody’s that’s well-deserving.”

Laviolette was then asked for an “example, anecdote, or a behind-the-scenes tale” that perfectly described the future Hall of Fame defenseman. Laviolette decided to share a story that gave background behind how the Capitals inked Chara on December 30 to a one-year contract. Zee’s signing with Washington was one of the biggest surprises of the NHL’s offseason.

The anecdote involves a barrier island on the gulf coast of Florida that is known for its crystal clear water.

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By Ian Oland 16 hours ago

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The Washington Capitals will play the Boston Bruins in the first round of the playoffs

It’s official! The number-two seeded Washington Capitals will open the first round of the playoffs against the Boston Bruins.

The Bruins earned the right to face the Capitals after the Bruce Cassidy-led team took the New York Islanders to overtime and beat them 3-2 in the extra session via a Taylor Hall OTGWG.

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Mayor Bowser: Capital One Arena will be allowed to return to 100% capacity starting June 11

What seemed farfetched months before is now becoming a reality.

DC Mayor Muriel Bowser announced on Monday during a press conference that Capital One Arena and all large sports venues in the district will have their capacity restrictions lifted on June 11.

That means that if the Washington Capitals make a deep run in this year’s postseason, they could play in front of a full building.

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Zdeno Chara named Capitals’ nominee for Masterton Trophy

The Washington chapter of the PHWA* announced on Monday that it nominated Zdeno Chara as the Capitals’ representative for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy.

The award is given out annually to the NHL player who shows the most perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to hockey.

Chara, 44, is playing in his 23rd season in the NHL.

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Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, and John Carlson practice, Capitals change up lines ahead of final game of the season

The Washington Capitals, who will play their final game of the regular season on Tuesday against the Boston Bruins, made a flurry of roster moves in the morning and later changed up the lines during practice to accommodate several players who were still missing.

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John Tortorella’s time in Columbus as told by RMNB headlines

John Tortorella will not be returning to the Columbus Blue Jackets as head coach next season. After six years in Ohio, Tortorella will be walking away from the Blue Jackets on his own, though it is uncertain if GM Jarmo Kekäläinen was interested in re-signing him anyway. The Blue Jackets missed the playoffs and finished last in the Central Division with a 18-26-12 record – good for 48 standings points in 56 games.

Tortorella’s time in Columbus, just like everywhere else he’s coached, was marred by controversy. His tenure in Columbus started by benching number-one center Ryan Johansen (he was later traded for Seth Jones) and ended by benching number-one center Pierre-Luc Dubois. The Blue Jackets would go on to trade PLD to Winnipeg for star winger Patrik Laine. Torts would bench Laine too. Reportedly, the Blue Jackets will aggressively try to land a first-line center this summer.

Torts was never afraid to show his huge personality even if it got him in trouble. Let’s take a look back at RMNB headlines related to John Tortorella throughout the years. They’re like Old Bay potato chips, spicy but delicious.

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By Ian Oland and Cara Bahniuk 2 days ago

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