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Alex Ovechkin on who wins the Stanley Cup: ‘Honestly, I don’t care’

With the Washington Capitals eliminated from the playoffs Alex Ovechkin isn’t jumping onto any other teams’ bandwagons. During media day, one of the reporters asked Ovechkin if he was hoping to see former head coach Barry Trotz find success this year.

“To be honest with you, I don’t care,” Ovechkin said. “Who wants it, has won. I wish him luck–I wish all the teams luck–but it suck we’re not there.”

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By Brennin Weiswerda 2 months ago

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In which Evgeny Kuznetsov struggles to blow a noisemaker

Evgeny Kuznetsov is good at many things: scoring during the playoffs (32 points in 24 games), being being assistant to the general manager, and centering the top line of a Stanley Cup-winning team.

On media day, however, we learned that there is something at which Evgeny Kuznetsov is not very good: blowing on a noisemaker. NBC Sports Washington has the video.

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By Brennin Weiswerda 9 months ago

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Capitals media day highlighted by TJ Oshie’s flow, Tom Wilson and Evgeny Kuznetsov doodling

Thursday, the Washington Capitals took their physicals and suited up in their crisp red home uniforms for media day.

Evgeny Kuznetsov started the day with an intense face off approach.

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By Julia Karron 9 months ago

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Come laugh at the Capitals who are impossibly bad and overly competitive at tabletop games

Thursday during Media Day, the Washington Capitals got out some popular tabletop games — such as Jenga and Don’t Break The Ice — and duked it out on camera.

As you might have guessed, the players were predictably terrible at the games and at times, needed instruction on how to actually play them.

“So what do we do? One (hippo) at a time?” John Carlson asked before playing Hungry Hungry Hippos.

Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom’s somewhat limited English also threw a wrench into a game of Guess Who?

“Is your guy use gel… in the hair?” Alex Ovechkin asked.

“A little bit,” Nicklas Backstrom said.

“A little bit?” Ovechkin responded confused.

A summary of the games are below.

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By Ian Oland 2 years ago

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The Capitals get fancy at the Media Luncheon (Photos)

The Washington Capitals hosted their annual Media Luncheon on Tuesday at Kettler Capitals Iceplex following practice. The media was treated to lunch before the players joined in on the afternoon reception. Interviews on camera followed, and one-on-one chats off screen filled the rest of the afternoon. Our own Chris Gordon — and Evgeny Kuznetsov — joined the CSN crew for a chat on the upcoming regular season.

Each Caps player was dressed to impress. From Alex Ovechkin in his (in)famous shiny light blue suit, to Braden Holtby, who prepared a sublime plaid two piece with a yellow pocket square. Meanwhile, we dressed like we just got out of bed.

Take a look and enjoy your fancy Caps as they met with the media following the luncheon.

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By Amanda Bowen 3 years ago

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Capitals practice prior to Media Luncheon (photos)

On Tuesday the Capitals hosted practice prior to their annual Media Luncheon. With the season opener happening Thursday Night, and the full roster already set, this was the first practice of the season we’ve covered with a full roster attendance.

The boys were ready to work, but also were able to have some fun towards at the end of the skate. With both Braden Holtby and Philipp Grubauer in their respective nets, the rest of the team practiced one-on-one shootout attempts. Each miss for a shooter meant a set of pushups, and each score earned bragging rights.

Check out the boys in action at KCI to get you ready for Caps-Pens.

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By Amanda Bowen 3 years ago

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NHL Media Day: Alex Ovechkin Tells ESPN He Thinks Nicklas Backstrom Should Win the Hart Trophy

Photo: @ESPN_NHL

The reason why is pretty great.

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By Ian Oland 5 years ago

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