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The Columbus Blue Jackets may be trying to tank tonight’s game to play the Capitals in the first round

This news will never be officially confirmed by the team, but John Tortorella and the Columbus Blue Jackets have an interesting strategy heading into their final regular season game against the Nashville Predators.

With a regulation victory over the Presidents’ Trophy-winning club, Columbus could clinch the third spot in the Metropolitan Division standings, forcing a first-round matchup against the Pittsburgh Penguins. A huge game with potential later round home-ice implications, right?

Instead, the Blue Jackets are going to roll the dice and sit some of their prominent players, according to The Athletic’s Aaron Portzline.

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By Ian Oland 1 year ago

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How the generosity of Blackhawks fans inspired the NYC Caps Crew to hold a fundraiser in honor of Devante Smith-Pelly

On February 17th, the Washington Capitals played an abysmal game in Chicago against the Blackhawks. The game ended in a 7-1 loss for the Capitals, but something much more concerning happened late in the third period.

Four Blackhawks fans directed racially-charged taunts at Capitals forward Devante Smith-Pelly, “basketball, basketball, basketball,” while he was in the penalty box.

Smith-Pelly was emotional after the game and candid about the comments a day later, letting everyone know that we all need to start calling people out for racism. But he also was surprised this was still happening in 2018. At the rink, on the subway, or on the street, DSP’s comment served as a reminder to everyone to act when they hear these awful types of harassment.

Smith-Pelly’s teammates rallied around him at the time and so have fans.

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By Elyse Bailey 1 year ago

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