The Caps have hit the road again and are down in Florida to take on the Panthers. The Capitals will be facing off against their former teammate Brett Connolly and there is a high chance of my emotions getting the best of me.
Puck drop is at 7 PM. Your recap will come from Julia!
By Elyse Bailey 4 years ago
Coming into Thursday’s game against the Florida Panthers, the Washington Capitals are the best team in the league and they’re taking this honor very seriously.
During a Very Serious Evgeny Kuznetsov interview, Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom did Kuzy’s signature goal celebration, flapping their wings up and down like a bird.
The Washington Capitals take on the Florida Panthers at BB&T Center Thursday night. The game marks the Capitals’ first game since Sunday and their first in the state of Florida this season. It also marks the team’s first game against former teammate Brett Connolly.
Connolly left Washington over the summer after notching 22 goals, 24 assists, and 46 points — all career highs — from the Capitals’ third line. “He thanked me, and I thanked him,” Connolly told The Athletic’s Tarik El-Bashir of his exit interview with Brian MacLellan. “And we just kinda left it that.
“I knew, which kinda sucked.”
Weeks later, Connolly signed a four-year, $14 million deal with Florida on July 1, a deal too rich for the salary-cap strapped Capitals to match.
By Ian Oland 4 years ago
