The Washington Capitals destroyed the Philadelphia Flyers in more ways than one on Tuesday. Six Flyers players got hurt in the 9-2 drubbing. But perhaps most concerningly, the Flyers’ collective pride also got injured late in the game.
ESPN’s Leah Hextall explained from her perch between the benches.
The New York Rangers remade their team over the offseason. They hired a new coach, got a bunch of new players, and added a lot of toughness. The team and its fans had a lot of hope heading into the season opener. Instead, they ran into a buzzsaw in the Capitals.
The Caps beat the Rangers 5-1. Alex Ovechkin scored twice and had four points. Worst yet, there was only one fight in the game and it was between Trevor van Riemsdyk and Sammy Blais. Beyond the five hits Ryan Reaves doled out, the enforcer did nothing to assert himself in the game.
Afterward, the Capitals’ social media chirped Rangers fans.
The more things change, the more things stay the same.
Wednesday, Andre Burakovsky took to Instagram to thank his hometown Mercedes Benz Malmo “for letting me drive this amazing (rental) car while you are taking good care of my own car.”
It seemed like an innocent sponsored post, but Burakovsky’s former best friend, Tom Wilson, suggested there was more to this story in the comments.
For those of you worried that Tom Wilson’s terrorizing of former roommate, Andre Burakovsky, would end now that Burky is a member of the Colorado Avalanche, you can rest easy.
It will continue, it appears, for the rest of time.
Saturday, Burakovsky posted a photo of himself from his native Sweden. “Really enjoying the summer!!” Burakovsky wrote, which doesn’t really square up with his semi-smiling, semi-grimacing face.
Tom Wilson replied within an hour.
It’s summertime and the living’s easy… unless you’re Andre Burakovsky and you’ve provoked Tom Wilson on social media.
Sunday, we documented Andre Burakovsky’s latest Instagram Story where he posted a photoshop of himself holding Tom Wilson as his man baby. “Me and my son,” Burakovsky wrote.
Tuesday afternoon, Wilson clapped back by going deep into his library of embarrassing Andre Images to figuratively KO his former roommate.
Andre Burakovsky and Tom Wilson’s long simmering internet beef continued over the weekend.
The silly back-and-forths usually go like this: Tom notices something funny about Andre and chirps him in epic fashion. Andre then responds, trying to save face, and ends up looking even sillier. It’s one of the most entertaining parts of being a Caps fan.
But this time, something different happened. Andre got Tom.
Since being dealt by the Capitals at the 2016 trade deadline, Brooks Laich has maintained ties with at least one Caps player on social media: Alex Ovechkin. It’s mostly come in the form of chirping.
For instance, Laich went live on Instagram Monday night and was hit up by a very eager commenter.
By Ian Oland 4 years ago
The holiday season can be a lonely time, especially for foreign-born players who are living away from their families and are unfamiliar with the local celebrations. They can be especially lonely if you’re Andre Burakovsky, who–despite dropping so many hints that the Capitals cleaning staff will be picking them up until Christmas–didn’t manage to wrangle an invite to Thanksgiving dinner.
Samantha Pell of the Washington Post interviewed foreign players, including Burakovsky, about their Thanksgiving plans. “When I live in America I guess I have to follow the traditions and the holidays,” Burakovsky said, “so I haven’t really planned anything yet.”
John Carlson‘s family, however, had made plans. Carlson posted a picture of him, his wife Gina, and their youngest son Rudy celebrating. Burakovsky–and captain Alex Ovechkin–both left comments making sure the Carlsons know that their Caps family felt left out.
By Brennin Weiswerda 4 years ago
Enforcer Ryan Reaves fought Liam O’Brien last night during the Capitals 4-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, but the call-up’s face was not the one Reaves wanted to be punching.
After knocking down The Big Tuna with three consecutive punches, Reaves taunted Tom Wilson on the bench letting the Caps enforcer know that he, in the almighty words of Goldberg, was next!
