On May 10, the Capitals got shut out by the Pittsburgh Penguins. With a whimper, the best team in Caps franchise history called it a day. Summer was tumultuous. Caps mainstays Marcus Johansson and Karl Alzner left the club; stars Evgeny Kuznetsov and TJ Oshie signed long-term deals; and a horde of new blood joined the ranks. Tonight, the Caps finally return to action, kicking off 2017-18 at the Ottawa Senators with a roster you might not fully recognize.
Puck drop is at 7:30 PM. I’m Good Tweet Pete, and I’ll be rocking your game recap.
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Projected Lines
By way of Isabelle Khurshudyan of the Washington Post, which you can subscribe to, here are the inaugural lines:
Burakovsky – Backstrom – Oshie
Ovechkin – Kuznetsov – Vrana
Connolly – Eller – Chiasson
Graovac – Beagle – DSP
Orlov – Niskanen
Orpik – Carlson
Ness – Chorney
Holtby
Twitter follows for ya
First game of the season is a good time to share some good Caps twitter follows. #allcaps
RMNB
- @russianmachine
- @ianoland
- @peterhassett
- @pfholden
- @carabahniuk
- @madeelineee
- @GrahamRMNB
- @ElyseBee
- @Chris_Gordon
- @CJC_95
- @bdoyle45
- @kat326
- @tjyoshie77
Other rad media
- @ikhurshudyan
- @JapersRink
- @TarikNBCS
- @MayHockeyNBCS
- @BenRaby31
- @HeyJayJRogers
- @EdFrankovic
- @ThePeerless
- @baltimoredavey
- @mags74
- @bmcnally14
- @WeagleEye
- @Tommy_Chalk
- @Stringhama
- @BeccaH_JR
- @granthpaulsen
- @JJReganNBCS
- @dougherty_jesse
- @dcsportsbog
- @recordsANDradio
- @DannyPage
- @VogsCaps
- @WaltonCaps
- @JoeBpXp
- @Laughlin18
- @RealSmokinAl
- @CourtneyNBCS
I’m sure I’m leaving a ton of great people out. I also have a mondo list of NHL folks, professional and not, that you can subscribe to.
Storylines
- Tom Wilson will miss tonight’s game… and the three after it… as he serves a four-game suspension for a bad hit in the preseason.
- Aussie Nathan Walker will not play tonight, but his homeland congratulates him on making the team.
- The Caps signed Alex Chiasson to a one-year deal near the minimum.
- Vegas is lucky to have Nate Schmidt, right?
- Pat’s positive spin on the season and Peter’s pee-pants spin on the season.
- Tonight’s game and all to come will be back on the FM dial – 106.7 The Fan to be precise.
- Philanthropist Laurene Powell bought into the Caps for 20 percent.
Also, RMNB readers are saying hello in this open thread, and we shared our State of the Blog earlier today.
Love You in the Fall
An autumnal Paul Westerberg jam that always makes me smile.
Let’s have a good season, y’all.
Full Coverage of Caps at Senators
Headline photo: Cara Bahniuk
