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Thursday night, Philadelphia Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren announced that star winger Scott Hartnell would be out four to eight weeks with a broken foot. Needing an extra forward, the Flyers signed Capitals fan favorite Mike Knuble to a one-year deal. This news comes as a bitter pill to Caps fans who want the best for the veteran winger, but miss his leadership. At least it’s not the Pens.
Corey Masisak remembers a pivotal Knuble story below the fold.
Story time for #Caps fans. Try to cheer some people up (note: probably won’t work). Will try to tell the Knuble in TB story in a few tweets.
— Corey Masisak(@cmasisak22) January 25, 2013
1. #Caps lose, now down 3-0 in stunning fashion. Media enters room postgame. It is empty. Now, not all #NHL dressing rooms are created equal
— Corey Masisak(@cmasisak22) January 25, 2013
2. TB visiting room/area is constructed as such that if you’re not in the main room, media can still tell where guys are to an extent.
— Corey Masisak(@cmasisak22) January 25, 2013
3. Media waits several minutes, still no players. Several are in the treatment room. Media are getting restless. Space is tight.
— Corey Masisak(@cmasisak22) January 25, 2013
4. Knuble, from in treatment room, yells “Sergey (@sergeykocharov), do you need someone out there?” Sergey says, “Yeah, Mike.”
— Corey Masisak(@cmasisak22) January 25, 2013
5. Knuble comes out to room full of media, authors one of the best postgame scrums I’ve ever witnessed. Insightful, passionate, etc.
— Corey Masisak(@cmasisak22) January 25, 2013
6. Knuble answered Qs for what seemed like 10 minutes. Didn’t duck anything or try to cover for anyone/the team. It was incredible.
— Corey Masisak(@cmasisak22) January 25, 2013
In conclusion, that is a snippet of why Mike Knuble is a great human. #Flyers will be lucky to have him. #Caps need a new Knuble right now.
— Corey Masisak(@cmasisak22) January 25, 2013
Good luck, Kanoobs!
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