The Caps visit the Canucks tonight for a 10 PM game in what is often hailed as one of the cooler cities in North America.
Bro, you know how you go into bulking mode and eat a ton more calories than normal when you’re trying to put on some muscle? Do that today, except with caffeine instead of calories. Or just go to bed at your normal time and come back to RMNB tomorrow for a full recap. Or take an evening nap.
Speaking of naps, the Canucks front office appeared to nap through the entire offseason. I mean, seriously, they had such a bad offseason that I’m suspecting sabotage.
For a snapshot of how bad GM Jim Benning and crew were over the summer, here’s a look at the incoming and outgoing WAR, courtesy of the Canucks season preview on The Hockey News
In trying to get better, the Canucks made themselves three wins worse. Heck, they got better compensation for the Blue Jackets hiring their ex-coach than they did for trading Eddie Lack, a goalie the Hurricanes hope can become their starter in the long term.
But alas, tonight is just one game. Despite the fact that the Caps have the better team and GM, anything can happen in a one game sample. The game is at 10 PM and the CSN #squad has the coverage.
| Team | Record | Possession | PDO | Power Play | Penalty Kill |
| Washington Capitals | 4-1-0 | 55.5% | 103.3 | 31.3% | 86.7% |
| Vancouver Canucks | 3-1-2 | 46.9% | 102.7 | 5.0% | 86.7% |
Projected Lineup
Per Isabelle, THE SCHMIDTUATION HAS CHANGED.
Ovechkin – Kuznetsov – Oshie
Johansson – Backstrom – Williams
Chimera – Beagle – Wilson
Laich – Stephenson – Burakovsky
Orpik – Carlson
Alzner – Niskanen
Schmidt – Orlov
Holtby
Random Silliness
Boys with a hot ride tonight here in Vancouver pic.twitter.com/BSBYsWWvqW
— Tom Wilson (@tom_wilso) October 22, 2015
#Caps announcers Locker & sidecar/sidekick JoeB cruising Vancouver in style #roadtrip pic.twitter.com/8UCgOIBTUe
— Alan May (@AlanMay_16) October 22, 2015
We Stay Up Very, Very, Very, Very Late
Storylines
- Alex Ovechkin: Still giving Evgeny Kuznetsov a hard time.
- Perhaps the Caps have finally filled the hole at 2C.
- GIF recap of the Caps win over the Flames.
- Looking at the heavy pressure that was so successful for the Caps in Calgary.
- Winning the first game of a road trip helps with a team’s mindset.
T-Shirts!
Did you check out the new brobeans t-shirt?
And the even newer TKO t-shirt?
