Elliot In The Morning

Nicklas Backstrom was always targeting his comeback to be six months. His hard work made that happen. ‘It’s been some crazy months.’

Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom made his season debut on January 8 against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Backstrom returned from a serious, career-altering hip resurfacing surgery that he had done on June 17. The procedure didn’t have a great track record with pro athletes but Backstrom was confident it was the only option he had to continue playing in the NHL at a high level.

Many Capitals fans worried the veteran Swede might be forced to retire or miss the entirety of the 2022-23 regular season because past precedent suggested that could be the case. Instead, Backstrom made his season debut a little over six months after the procedure was done. It caught many people by surprise.

While speaking on DC101’s Elliot In The Morning on Monday, Backstrom revealed that was his target date the entire time. He understood how it could have caught some by surprise.

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By Chris Cerullo 2 weeks ago

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Nicklas Backstrom has ‘no intention on going anywhere’, wants to ‘represent the Caps for my whole career’

Nicklas Backstrom is in the final season of a 10-year, $67 million contract he originally signed on May 17, 2010, and will be an unrestricted free agent on July 1. But if both the Capitals and Backstrom had their way, he will have signed to a new deal before then.

GM Brian MacLellan said on November 26 that the Capitals “want [Backstrom] back. He’s a big part of our organization and we’re going to do whatever we can to get him back.” Capitals owner Ted Leonsis has predicted Backstrom and Alex Ovechkin will retire as Capitals. Meanwhile, Backstrom himself, who is negotiating a new contract without an agent, has stated several times that he would like to come back. “I love it here. I love the fans. I love everything about being in this city,” Backstrom said. “I would like to stay, yeah. So hopefully we’ll come up with a solution.”

Thursday, in an interview on DC101’s Elliot In The Morning, Backstrom gave an update on his contract negotiations and stated in the strongest terms possible he wants to retire in Washington

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By Ian Oland 3 years ago

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‘You never want to see a guy get hurt’: Tom Wilson broke Ian Cole’s orbital bone in a fight

Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson has had several vicious fights during his career, including, most recently, bouts with Blake Coleman and Jamie Oleksiak.

The Caps enforcer’s latest fight, a 20-second, one-sided pummeling of Ian Cole, came after the Avalanche defenseman delivered a headshot to star center Evgeny Kuznetsov. The Avalanche say that Cole, who was bleeding from multiple gashes from his head, is out indefinitely with a broken orbital bone according to The Denver Post’s Mike Chambers.

Monday morning, ahead of the Caps’ back-to-backs with the Los Angeles Kings and Columbus Blue Jackets, Wilson spoke to DC101’s Elliot Segal of Elliot In The Morning and commented on the Cole fight.

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By Ian Oland 4 years ago

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Nicklas Backstrom said he is willing to fight Joe Thornton. His strategy would be to ‘try to hide.’

When his career is over and done with, Nicklas Backstrom will be remembered as the greatest center in Washington Capitals history.

Last January, Backstrom, the Robin to Alex Ovechkin’s Batman, became the 139th player in NHL history to tally 500 assists. The Swedish center has also been routinely mentioned as a candidate for the Selke Trophy, given to the league’s best defensive forward. But there’s still one part of Backstrom’s game that he would like to show off: his fighting ability.

Wait… what?

Monday, in a fantastic interview with DC101’s Elliot Segal, a joking Backstrom teased that his first NHL fight is “coming soon” and suggested it could come against future Hall of Famer Joe Thornton.

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By Ian Oland 5 years ago

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Braden Holtby on the Caps season opener in Pittsburgh: ‘It’s just another game’

Next Thursday, the Washington Capitals will open the season in Pittsburgh. After being eliminated by the eventual Stanley Cup champion Penguins in six games, the Capitals will be present as Pittsburgh hosts their banner raising that night. On Wednesday, Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby downplayed that significance during an interview with DC101’s Elliot in the Morning.

“Yeah, it’s just another game,” Holtby said. “We’re gonna prepare a bit next week to be ready for Game 1.”

The reigning Vezina Trophy also spoke about being back in DC, his experience with Team Canada during the World Cup, and the So Kids Can Play starting lineup fundraiser.

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By Elyse Bailey 6 years ago

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Tom Green To Do “Unleash the Fury” Live This Weekend

Comedian Tom Green will be in town this weekend for a pair of shows at the Arlington Drafthouse. By way of Elliot in the Morning, we hear Green will also attend a Caps game, either Thursday’s game against the Canucks or maybe Sunday’s date with the Rangers, to perform his “unleash the fury” cheer live.

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By Peter Hassett 7 years ago

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Photo: Amanda Bowen

Wednesday, new Caps acquisition TJ Oshie did an interview on DC101’s Elliot In The Morning to plug Washington’s home opener on October 10th. Two days removed from his first preseason game as a Capital, the show’s host, Elliot Segal, wondered what the new Caps first-line right wing felt when Barry Trotz announced him as a starter inside the locker room.

“I guess it’s a little exciting,” Oshie said. “You kind of get that jittery feeling kinda like you had in high school when the coach said you’re starting. With NHL hockey, I’ve been here a while. It seems more like a match-up type thing, but it’s always fun to start a game.”

That conversation led to something even more fascinating: Oshie discussed the last time he felt anxious on the ice.

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By Ian Oland 7 years ago

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Brooks Orpik on EITM: Leadership, Self-Evaluation, and Man, How Great is Pittsburgh?

Capitals defender Brooks Orpik was on the ice for seven opponent goals last week, but his underlying play has actually been improving. His usage is suspect, but he hasn’t been any better or worse than expected. On DC101’s Elliot in the Morning today, Elliot Segal said Brooks Orpik has been just “as advertised,” which I think is exactly right.

Coming off a brutal loss to the Maple Leafs on Saturday, Orpik spoke with Elliot on Monday morning on a variety of topics– though one recurring theme was how awesome Pittsburgh is. Yeesh.

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By Peter Hassett 8 years ago

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Tom Wilson, Joel Ward, Nate Schmidt, Steve Oleksy, Elliot In The Morning, Wes Johnson, and Brouwer Rangers Take Ice Bucket Challenge

Once we get past the Alex Ovechkins of the world, we’re left with another tier of Ice Bucket Challenges acceptance videos, where B-list athletes we’re not nearly as excited about post vertically oriented videos. But that’s okay because in this third round of Ice Bucket Challenges (see Post 1 and Post 2 here), we’ve got toilet water, a four-minute short-film, and Nate Schmidt shirtless.

Enjoy.

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By Ian Oland 8 years ago

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Troy “Professor” Brouwer Could Win An Emmy

Troy Brouwer‘s insane, mind-boggling career season continues. After scoring a career-high 25 goals (which forced me to wear spandex) and receiving his first career World Championships invite to Team Canada, Brouwer has been nominated… for a local Emmy?

Did I read that right? [Re-scans the Capital Emmys Facebook page again.] Yes. Yes, I did.

Brouwer, along with 11 others (including DC101’s Elliot Segal), are a part of the Caps Red Line team up for the Best Local Sports Program Series Emmy. It’s the fourth straight year CRL has been nominated.

The 28-year-old British Columbia native served as a segment host for the series, donning a white laboratory coat and giving essential, nerdy insight as his alter ego, Professor Brouwer.

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By Ian Oland 9 years ago

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