Breakdown Day

Nicklas Backstrom played with two fractures in his finger during the playoffs

The day after the Washington Capitals held their Championship parade on Constitution Avenue, they returned to Kettler Capitals Iceplex to clear out their lockers and break down the season with the media.

Nicklas Backstrom, who missed Game Six against Pittsburgh in Round Two due to a hand injury, as well as the first three games of the Eastern Conference Final, confirmed the exact nature of the injury on Wednesday.

It was about as bad as you imagined.

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By Donya Abramo 10 months ago

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These sad photos from Caps Breakdown Day are about as depressing as you’d imagine

The Washington Capitals held breakdown day at Kettler Capitals Iceplex on Friday. At the end of a team-identified two-year Stanley Cup window, the players wore the disappointment on their faces with how things ended this season. During their final interviews with the press, the Caps gave their theories on what went wrong and, for some, spoke about their uncertain futures with the team. Others revealed painful injuries they played through in the postseason.

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By Amanda Bowen 2 years ago

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Braden Holtby is unrecognizable with a shaved face

It’s the worst day ever and it just got worse. At Capitals Breakdown Day, Braden Holtby showed up to talk with reporters with a shaved face.

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By Elyse Bailey 2 years ago

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Alex Ovechkin will not need surgery for his knee and hamstring injuries

A sullen Alex Ovechkin returned to Kettler Capitals Iceplex for the first time since being eliminated in the second round of the playoffs for the sixth time in his 12-year NHL career.

In his final meeting with the media, the Russian machine confirmed that he played through two separate injuries during the postseason, needing injections to play through the pain. He will not participate in the 2017 IIHF World Championship being held in France and Germany.

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By Ian Oland 2 years ago

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Live updates from 2017 Capitals Breakdown Day

Wednesday night, the Washington Capitals lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins for the second straight year in the second round of the playoffs. Today, the players are conducting their final meetings with the press before going home for the summer.

We’ll be updating this post all day long.

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By Cara Bahniuk 2 years ago

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The Caps Looked Spiritually and Emotionally Broken on Breakdown Day (Photos)

The playoffs broke Nate Schmidt. (Photos: Amanda Bowen)

The Washington Capitals held their closing interviews for the 2015-16 season at Kettler Capitals Iceplex on Thursday morning. What many of the players noted should have been a big practice day to prepare for Game Seven, was instead a somber cleaning out of the locker room. The season-ending Game Six loss to the Penguins on Tuesday was still very fresh. None of the Caps were quite ready to pack up and leave, especially after winning the President’s Trophy as the league’s best team during the regular season. Literally every player looked sad and at times on the verge of tears.

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By Amanda Bowen 3 years ago

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