The Carolina Hurricanes celebrated World Kindness Day by saying nice things about every NHL team — even the new Seattle franchise. “We’re so excited for you to join the league!” the Canes tweeted.
But there was one franchise they left out: the Washington Capitals.
The Hurricanes and Capitals are geographical and division rivals, but things turned especially sour in their first-round playoff series last April. The Canes upset the Caps in seven games which featured Warren Foegele breaking TJ Oshie’s collarbone with a dirty hit and Alex Ovechkin knocking out rookie Andrei Svechnikov in a fight. During the preseason, Tom Wilson went after the Hurricanes bench after head coach Rod Brind’Amour yelled at him.
Here’s the tweets.
In honor of #WorldKindnessDay, we thought it would be nice to spread some love to our @NHL friends
A thread:
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) November 13, 2019
NHL
@NHL You are the best sport in the world
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) November 13, 2019
Philadelphia Flyers
@NHLFlyers No mascot is as terrifying and fun as @GrittyNHL
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) November 13, 2019
Chicago Blackhawks
@NHLBlackhawks Deep dish pizza is delicious. And you have awesome fans.
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) November 13, 2019
Montreal Canadiens
@CanadiensMTL More Stanley Cups than anyone – that’s awesome! Also, we forgive you for the offer sheet thing.
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) November 13, 2019
New York Islanders
@NYIslanders That win streak was AMAZING and y’all have some super passionate fans
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) November 13, 2019
Anaheim Ducks
@AnaheimDucks Mighty Ducks is one of the best movies of all time
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) November 13, 2019
Colorado Avalanche
@Avalanche Thank you for being our best friend ❤️️
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) November 13, 2019
Vegas Golden Knights
@GoldenKnights We’re LUCKY to have you in the league. Congrats on all your success.
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) November 13, 2019
Tampa Bay Lightning
@TBLightning Hey there, weather buddy. We love your name ⚡
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) November 13, 2019
Boston Bruins
@NHLBruins You played a great ECF last year, it was an honor to face off against one of the best
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) November 13, 2019
Arizona Coyotes
@ArizonaCoyotes The Kachina jersey is a work of art
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) November 13, 2019
San Jose Sharks
@SanJoseSharks You are JAWSOME and we actually like the Baby Shark song
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) November 13, 2019
Toronto Maple Leafs
@MapleLeafs You are a major part of the fabric of hockey history. Respect 👊
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) November 13, 2019
LA Kings
@LAKings You changed #hockeytwitter forever – in a good way
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) November 13, 2019
Edmonton Oilers
@EdmontonOilers Your new alternate uniforms are slick
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) November 13, 2019
Pittsburgh Penguins
@penguins Sidney Crosby is a legend
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) November 13, 2019
Detroit Red Wings
@DetroitRedWings There’s no place like Hockeytown 👊
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) November 13, 2019
St. Louis Blues
@StLouisBlues Congrats again on your Stanley Cup Championship, you earned it 🏆
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) November 13, 2019
Florida Panthers
@FlaPanthers We think you are PURRFECT 😸
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) November 13, 2019
New York Rangers
@NYRangers Henrik Lundqvist is really good at goalie
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) November 13, 2019
Winnipeg Jets
@NHLJets Nobody does white outs like Jets fans 💪
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) November 13, 2019
NJ Devils
@NJDevils You are New Jersey’s true team. Also, for being called Devils, you really are quite nice
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) November 13, 2019
Calgary Flames
@NHLFlames Y’all are very hot 🔥
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) November 13, 2019
Minnesota Wild
@mnwild All respect for the State of Hockey ❤️️
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) November 13, 2019
Buffalo Sabres
@BuffaloSabres Congrats on your 50th season! Those new uniform are 🔥
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) November 13, 2019
Dallas Stars
@DallasStars Howdy, we loved being in the wild card chaos squad with y’all 🤠
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) November 13, 2019
Vancouver Canucks
@Canucks LOVE your colors. Also, it’s awesome that @VancityReynolds is a Canucks fan
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) November 13, 2019
Nashville Predators
@PredsNHL Nashville is already an awesome place, you make it even more fun
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) November 13, 2019
Columbus Blue Jackets
@BlueJacketsNHL The cannons are unique and also super loud. Also, Torts is cool.
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) November 13, 2019
Ottawa Senators
@Senators The Kids ARE alright!
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) November 13, 2019
Seattle
@NHLSeattle_ We're so excited for you to join the league!
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) November 13, 2019
The Hurricanes also updated their profile as well to have We’re being nice and staying classy today.
I can't believe y'all missed this: pic.twitter.com/3FqRih8hUe
— Jamie Kellner 📸 (@jbkellner) November 13, 2019
It’s a play off a Twitter tit-for-tat the two organizations had last April.
stay classy, carolina
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) April 25, 2019
Headline photo: NBC Sports Washington/Twitter
