Happy Monday, Caps fans. It’s a short holiday week, and I’m sure you’re busy prepping a scrumptious holiday meal, so I’ll be brief.
The Caps stomped the Avs on Saturday night, and now they ought to do the same to the Oilers, who are a pretty miserable team. Edmonton is a place where blue-chip prospects go to disappoint and get disappointed. The team should be scoured from the face of the earth and then the city itself should pay reparations to Connor McDavid, Nail Yakupov, Taylor Hall, and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. Anyway, puck drops at 7 PM on CSN.
| Team | Record | Possession | PDO | Power Play | Penalty Kill |
| Washington Capitals | 13-5-1 | 54.0% | 100.4 | 22.0% | 84.3% |
| Edmonton Oilers | 7-12-1 | 48.0% | 99.0 | 19.7% | 77.8% |
Projected Lineup
No changes according to Katie.
Ovechkin – Backstrom – Oshie
Johansson – Kuznetsov – Williams
Chimera – Beagle – Galiev
Laich – Latta – Wilson
Schmidt – Carlson
Alzner – Niskanen
Orlov – Chorney
Holtby
Authoritarian Thanksgiving Advice
- Brine your bird. If your bird ain’t brined, I don’t even know, man. Do it.
- Don’t put stuffing in the bird. It’ll increase cooking time and dry that bad boy out. Just stuff the bird with an onion and an apple or lemon.
- Eating bread is a scam. It’ll take up valuable meatspace in your belly. Minimize or avoid.
- Consider spatchcocking your bird. It’ll cook way faster and stay juicier. Here’s a song to remind you:
- Rest your turkey for a long time – up to the length of time you cooked it.
- I know Wednesday is a big drinking night, but I recommend temperance. Thursday’s meal is too important to spoil with a hangover.
- If you fall asleep immediately after the meal, no one will ask you to dishes.
- Sweatpants are a valid clothing option. Bow not to the tyranny of belts.
- Here are a few good topics to discuss at the table: Donald Trump, the Syrian refugee crisis, these damn kids these days and their damn sexting, and Adele.
Storylines
- The Caps are good at hockey.
- Nate is great!
- John Carlson’s suspect WOWY numbers were the topic of Pat’s Sunday snapshot. I’ll be looking at this closely during tonight’s game.
- TJ Oshie spent Sunday afternoon in Frederick. Joe B was there too. We’ve got the pics to prove it.
- It’s man crush Monday here at RMNB. Let your voice be heard.
- Justin Williams? More like Justas Advertised.
- Burakovsky sits again. Trotz says he just has to clear his mind, and he might be right. Galiev gets a sweater.
- Oh god, Columbus.
- The NHL concussion lawsuit might have some teeth. Some sharp freaking teeth.
Former 1st run pick Shayne Stevenson, 45, joins lawsuit, makes this charge about his frmr Bruins coach Mike Milbury pic.twitter.com/pmBod1YjhF
— Rick Westhead (@rwesthead) November 23, 2015
- Hockey analyst supreme Rob Vollman is doing an AMA on /r/hockey tomorrow. Go and ask him about Alex Semin.
- The dog calendar is for sale now! Ahhhh!
- It’s Nicky B’s birthday, but he’s giving you the gift. That’s right. Take a Backstrom goal to #thebank tonight.
Birthday month continues!! Celebrate Nicklas Backstrom's 28th with us on @CSNMA. PreGame live starts at 630. Caps/Oilers at 7 #CapitalsTalk
— Joe Beninati (@JoeBpXp) November 23, 2015
Jessica Jones: What’s Your Take?
I’m six episodes in. I was a huge fan of the Alias comic book, but I’m not quite as gung ho about this show. Maybe that’s a function of me getting older. I dunno.
I think the acting is great, especially from Ritter and Tenant. I love that it’s a grim’n’gritty (ugh), street-level Marvel story, but I worry that it’s a bit too sensational when it comes to delicate subject matter –and that this same subject matter was more deftly handled by the show this one is so obviously indebted to: Veronica Mars.
