The Washington Capitals will open the 2022-23 season on Wednesday, October 12. Before then, it’s critical that you prepare yourself for all the incoming narratives. The only way to be safe is to read my season preview series.
Today’s episode of Uncle Good Tweet Pete’s Preseason Season Preview is about Washington’s continually degrading power play.
By Peter Hassett 2 months ago
Morning Consult, a “global decision intelligence company”, released a survey on Tuesday that they conducted with 2,210 American adults, including 851 self-identified NHL fans. Respondents were shown a combination of NHL players and told to give each a “favorability” rating.
We’re guessing many of those fans were not Capitals fans as Sidney Crosby finished as the most favorable player among the group shown.
By Chris Cerullo 2 months ago
Speaking to reporters on Thursday, TJ Oshie pulled the curtain back behind Nicklas Backstrom’s hip injury and intense rehab. Backstrom was sidelined for half of last season and will likely miss most of the 2022-23 campaign due to a chronic hip issue.
Backstrom underwent hip resurfacing surgery in June to hopefully fix the issue and is facing a mostly unprecdented return to hockey.
Most of us see Capitals players when they’re healthy on the ice. What we don’t see is the pain they endure and the dedication they show behind the scenes to consistently play hockey at the highest level.
In mid-May after the Washington Capitals were eliminated from the playoffs by the Florida Panthers, center Nicklas Backstrom gave a handful of solemn and sincere answers about his future – none of which were very optimistic.
Backstrom’s lingering hip injury had many questioning whether or not the Swedish playmaker would ever lace up his skates again.
Fast-forward four months later, Backstrom was in a far more positive and optimistic mood when he met with local media for the first time this season.
While the 34-year-old forward did not participate in the team’s day one fitness testing and is not skating yet, he has found his offseason hip surgery rejuvenating, allowing him to do things he previously took for granted.
By Chris Cerullo 2 months ago
Washington Capitals legendary center Nicklas Backstrom had offseason hip resurfacing surgery in June and is expected to be out for a large portion of the 2022-23 season due to the extensive rehab process.
That did not stop the Capitals from adding the silky Swede to their 68-man Training Camp roster. It also did not stop Backstrom from throwing on a full set of gear to participate in Wednesday’s Media Day activities.
By Chris Cerullo 2 months ago
In any line of work, when you’re part of a big team, many workers choose to focus on what unites a group instead of what could potentially divide it to be as productive and happy as possible. This also seems to be the case inside the locker room of the Washington Capitals.
While speaking with Expressen’s Magnus Nyström, Nicklas Backstrom was asked about Russia’s war in Ukraine and if it’s had an effect on his relationship with Alex Ovechkin.
Backstrom says they avoid the topic altogether.
By Ian Oland 3 months ago
Nicklas Backstrom is bullish on his future after a whirlwind offseason saw him marry his longtime partner, Liza Berg, and undergo hip resurfacing surgery.
The hip operation was a success and, in a lengthy Swedish-language interview with Expressen’s Magnus Nyström, Backstrom revealed how bad he felt before and just how good he is feeling now.
By Chris Cerullo and Magnus Cadelin 3 months ago
Nicklas Backstrom is now a married man.
Saturday, the legendary Capitals center got married to longtime partner Liza Berg. The two tied the knot in a small, beautiful ceremony in Skytteholm, Sweden.
By Chris Cerullo 4 months ago
Washington Capitals forward TJ Oshie is no stranger to partying in water fully clothed. In fact, he’s no stranger to partying at weddings either.
That was on full display Friday night in Sweden when at Nicklas Backstrom’s wedding rehearsal dinner he did a fully clothed belly flop into a pool.
By Chris Cerullo 4 months ago
Nicklas Backstrom’s wedding is this weekend and one of the first guests appears to be TJ Oshie and his wife Lauren.
Former Capital Andre Burakovsky will also be attending.
The 2x Stanley Cup champion announced the news today on his Instagram Story, documenting his flight to Sweden.
