Photo by Amanda Bowen
Alright, Caps fans. The team got off to a solid start in the opener against New Jersey on Saturday and it’s now time to hockey again.
Isn’t it good to have meaningful hockey games back on a regular basis? Well, meaningful insofar as anything is meaningful. Jean Paul Sartre would tell us that life, including hockey and our fandom of the Caps, has no meaning a priori. The only meaning these hockey games have is the meaning we attach to it. Soren Kierkergaard would tell us that these hockey games stand no chance of having any meaning without a belief in God. Do you find hockey to be life affirming? Well, then Friedrich Nietzsche probably finds us attaching meaning to hockey a-okay.
So, the Caps play in a hockey game tonight that may or may not be meaningful, and said meaning may or may not be inherent. CSN has your TV coverage for the 7pm faceoff.
| Team | Record | Possession | PDO | Power Play | Penalty Kill |
| Washington Capitals | 1-0-0 | 45.7% | 110.3 | 40% | 66.7% |
| San Jose Sharks | 2-0-0 | 59.6% | 104.9 | 22.2% | 100% |
Projected Lineup
Galiev – Kuznetsov – Oshie
Johansson – Burakovsky – Williams
Chimera – Beagle – Wilson
Laich – Latta – Collins
Orpik – Carlson
Alzner – Niskanen
Schmidt – Orlov
Holtby
You may notice Ovechkin is missing. He missed the morning skate due to personal reasons and, per the team, is a game-time decision.
Music
This song seemed to fit the theme of the intro.
Storylines
- Jason Chimera will be reunited with his BFF tonight.
- Speaking of Chimera’s BFF, did you get your Joel Ward sign for tonight’s game?
- Hey John Moore, u still mad, bro?
- Schmidt and Orlov could give the Caps a very solid third pair.
- People continue to put high expectations on the Caps.
- What in the world happened on the Devils first goal on Saturday?
- Evgeny Kuznetsov: Priceless facial expressions.
- Mike Knuble helped make a video to pump the guys up.
Debate
The first Democratic presidential debate is tonight and will feature 5 candidates. I’ll probably flip back and forth once the debate starts at 8:30 PM. Politics not your thing? That’s cool. I’ll be watching fully knowing that my decision of what to watch could be completely meaningless other than the meaning I assign to it.
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