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Remembering the Washington Post Express’ most iconic and creative Capitals covers

On Wednesday, news broke that the Washington Post Express would be shutting down after 16-years in print. The free commuter newspaper published by The Washington Post had some incredible and creative covers over the years, especially ones featuring and honoring the Washington Capitals.

From parodies of The Hangover to celebrating “The Save” as a piece of fine art, let’s remember just what made the Post Express so unique and popular in the tabloid landscape.

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By Donya Abramo 3 years ago

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Washington Post Express cover says Capitals’ second Stanley Cup is ‘theirs for the taking’

Thursday morning, the Washington Post Express released their new cover and it makes me want to furiously knock on wood.

The cover shows two players from the defeated teams in shadows, while a spotlight illuminates a clear path for Alex Ovechkin to a Stanley Cup. The headline states, “Theirs for the Taking,” meaning, with both the favored Pittsburgh Penguins and Tampa Bay Lightning knocked out of the playoffs, the Capitals can win the Cup again.

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By Elyse Bailey 3 years ago

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Double Ovis: The Washington Post Express’ creative cover to preview the Caps’ back-to-back bid

What could possibly be better than seeing Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin on the cover of the Washington Post Express ahead of Game One on Thursday night?

If you answered “two Alex Ovechkins,” you would be absolutely correct.

To illustrate the beginning of the Capitals’ bid to reclaim their Stanley Cup champions title in back-to-back years, they doubled up The Great 8 on the cover of Thurday’s edition of the Express, hoisting the Cup overhead.

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By Donya Abramo 3 years ago

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Washington Post Express cover shows Alex Ovechkin with a Superman shadow

It’s a Bird…It’s a Plane…It’s Alex Ovechkin loosely depicted as Superman on the cover of the Washington Post Express!

It’s no secret that the Captain of the Washington Capitals has been having a remarkable season thus far, so on Wednesday the Washington Post Express decided to illustrate on their cover exactly how we’re all feeling about Ovi’s current play. He’s a superhero.

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By Elyse Bailey 3 years ago

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Washington Post Express cover perfectly meshes Capitals with The Hangover movie

Hockey season is finally back, and the Capitals open their regular season with a banner raising against the Boston Bruins.

Naturally, the question of whether or not the Caps will face a Stanley Cup hangover season — or just a legit hangover since they gallivanted across DC and did things like swimming in fountains — has made its way to the front page of the Washington Post’s Express paper.

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By Julia Karron 4 years ago

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Express cover: The Lincoln Memorial is a DC sports fan and he’s a nervous wreck

Eventually the Washington Post Express is going to run out of creative ways to depict Caps fans’ anxiety. But today is not that day.

Thursday morning, an Express designer illustrated the Lincoln Memorial as a DC sports fan. Wearing a Wizards hat and a Caps jersey, an anxious Abe Lincoln is shown chewing on his fingernails.

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By Ian Oland 5 years ago

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Washington Post Express designs Caps fan into Edvard Munch’s ‘The Scream’

Caps fans are not handling the team’s Game Three loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs well (more on that later). The Capitals are now trailing in their first-round series to the eighth-seeded Leafs and the Washington Post Express has seized upon this terrible moment in time for the fanbase.

Using Edvard Munch’s The Scream, an Express designer superimposed a Caps jersey over the tortured human featured in the painting. The caption? It’s even more depressing.

“Again?! Entering Game 4 in Toronto tonight facing a 2-1 deficit and a crushing history of playoff collapses, the Capitals are at a crossroads: Will they be champs or chokers?”

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By Ian Oland 5 years ago

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Alex Ovechkin lands on the cover of The Washington Post Express

Ahead of his potentially historic night at Verizon Center, Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin landed on the cover of The Washington Post Express, Wednesday morning. In a stunning photo-manipulated graphic, Ovechkin can be seen celebrating a goal (or another teammate’s goal) while a diagonal, blue splattering of water-color paint blends into the background.

The title text reads, “Death. Taxes. And Ovi. As the Capitals’ relentless superstar nears 1,000 career points, he keeps reminding us that we can always count on him – even in his 12th season.”

Take a closer look below.

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By Ian Oland 5 years ago

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The Washington Post Express Channels Ghostbusters in Caps Playoff Preview

Last season, the Washington Capitals lost to the New York Rangers in Round Two after taking a 3-1 series lead. It was the 10th playoff series the Caps have lost in which they held a two-game lead. According to Sean McIndoe, NHL teams that lead a series 3-1 go on to win over 90 percent of the time. But not our dear Capitals.

With all that painful history, the Washington Post Express did something extraordinary on their cover this morning. With the headline “Ain’t Afraid Of No Ghosts,” Caps stars Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, and Braden Holtby are ghostbusters trying to vanquish the franchise’s past scars.

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By Ian Oland 6 years ago

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