In case you hadn’t heard: Carl Hagelin has been traded to the Washington Capitals! He started his career with the New York Rangers, and after a brief pit-stop in Anaheim, went to Pittsburgh, where he raised the Stanley Cup (twice) in an ugly bumblebee Halloween costume.
After another short stint on the West coast with the LA Kings, the speedy blond-haired forward is once again headed back to the Metro. There is obviously, to quote Taylor Swift, some “bad blood” between Capital-killer Carl “Hags” Hagelin and his new team.
But he’s ours now, and it’s time to turn that “bad blood” into “mad love.” Here are some reasons why Capitals fans can, and should, mad love Hags.
He’s one of the Swedes On Bikes
Nicklas Backstrom and Marcus Johansson started it all by biking around the Olympic village in 2014, and were the inspiration for an RMNB t-shirt.
Carl Hagelin and Henrik Lunqvist soon joined the Swedish motorcyle club.
Burakovsky and Djoos rode tandem recently, inspiring the Swedes on Bikes 2.0 design. Maybe there’s a three-person trio-ndem bike/shirt in the near future?
Between Burakovsky, Djoos, Backstrom, and Hagelin, the Capitals now have four Swedish-born players!
Pun potential with name AND nickname
His nickname is “Hags.”
(…no comment.)
Haven’t been able to say HAGS this much since I was signing middle school yearbooks!
— Michael Bailey (@mikebailey97) February 21, 2019
This one isn’t a pun it’s just funny.
harl cagelin.
— elyse (@ElyseBee) February 21, 2019
We’ll add more as they inevitably pour in.
He threw the Stanley Cup a crayfish party
His grandpa is super smart
His grandfather Boris Hagelin invented encryption machines. What have you done lately, eh?
Like Michal Kempny, he loves the pool
His baby is ADORABLE.
Seriously his family is SO CUTE.
AUGH STOP WITH THE CUTENESS
He held this puppy
He may in fact be this puppy in human form.
The Pens are still paying him 😂
Important to Remember: the Penguins are now paying Carl Hagelin to play for the Capitals.
— For Pucks Sake Podcast (@ForPucksSakePod) February 21, 2019
He’s happy to be here
“I’m really excited!” Hagelin said in his first interview since the trade. “It feels great going to a team that good and to get the chance to play playoff hockey again.
“I must have made some kind of impression on them!” he laughed. “They’re a really good team, defending champions who always has the opportunity to go far in the playoffs.”
Headline photo: kadiwow
