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For once, Hockey Twitter isn’t making fun of the Capitals for their banners

By Cara Bahniuk

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October 10, 2018 12:04 pm

After years of banner-raising for regular-season success, the Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals aren’t the butt of peoples’ jokes anymore.

Tuesday evening, the Predators held a very elaborate ceremony before their first home game of the season. The team raised three banners even though they were knocked out of the playoffs in the second round. Ah, I know this feeling well. The team is now being ridiculed on Twitter.

You guys, we don’t have to deal with this bullshirt anymore.

The three banners the Preds rose to their rafters on Tuesday are physically huge and bold in their ostentatiousness. One of the banners is for winning the Central Division and another is for winning the Presidents’ Trophy. The one that is giving the Predators the most flak on social media is the Regular Season Western Conference Champions.

Photo: John Russell

The Predators were then shut out 3-0 against the Calgary Flames.

To make it worse, the Predators are also giving out tiny commerartive replicas of all three banners.

I know the Caps used to hold ceremonies to put these type of banners up in the rafters, but Preds, come on. Just privately put it up there, hopefully no one will notice, and move on with your season.

The Capitals have removed their regular season Conference Champion banners, leaving only Presidents Trophy, Division Champion, and (real) Eastern Conference Champion banners.

For years, different fan bases (mainly Pens fans) made fun of the Capitals for their likening of raising banners.

It’s okay now though, fam, because we have this.

Headline photo: John Russell

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