One hell of a ride, and it AIN'T ovver yet

Since day one of the Caps' existence, I've been here. Good, bad, indifferent...made no difference. I hung with them.
Which means, waiting...and waiting...and waiting for a Stanley Cup in the trophy case. Alas, no such luck.
Getting swept in '98 by the Red Wings stung like no one's business. And here we all thought that would be the Caps' only time to see a final.
Until now.

What happened last night (5/23) was a fricking catharsis to the entire region. Being on Twitter last night, and seeing my timeline go gaga, made me believe that perhaps THIS could be the year my wish comes true.

And this man deserves a Stanley Cup. 'Nuff said.

So now, we wait until Monday (5/29) for the finals to begin. I'm ready for it, as you can see:

How about the rest of Caps Nation?

 

I'll get an ulcer YET...lol

At least the Caps are up 2 games to 1, and not the other way around. Still, playing the Rangers isn't helping my stomach much.
Ovie delivers. And today, Mike Green won it in overtime.
So that's where it stands, until Games 3 & 4 at the Garden.

Well, THAT blew...didn't it?

This is what happens when you only have 6 fucking days to prepare for starting the NHL season late.
You have Braden Holtby completely melt down in the 3rd period on Saturday night. Just totally un-acceptable, people. That's all I need to say on that, really.
Oh well...move on to tonight, against Winnipeg. (Move from Atlanta, but still in the Southeast Division. Thanks for nothing, NHLPA, in shooting down re-alignment last year. Asswipes.)
Is my contempt showing? I'm watching these damned games, but the joy's been taken out by this lockout and its aftermath. Can any of you blame me?
Thought I'd get that out of my system. Okay, fine...

We're BACK!!!

Yes, boys and girls, hockey has returned. And everybody is a tad rusty (& it shows). Proof of that, is that Braden Holtby has given up 3 goals after 2 periods.
But, Joel Ward has 2 for the Caps. 3rd period starting as I write this...so must focus on watching this damned game...lol
In the meantime...ROCK THE RED, people!!

Hockey's...back??

My God, it's been...what, 8 months sincee I last wrote on this blog? Yeah, I know it should've been sooner...for that, blame the NHL and the players' union for fucking the fans over.
But, that's ancient history now.This time next week, we're back to playing hockey...albeit a 50- or 48-game schedule. Whatever...
It just means the regular season is going to mean that much more to everyone. No more important than it will be for us Caps fans, after seeing how both the Nationals and Redskins made the postseason(s) in 2012. (And promptly bombed out in the 1st round...DAMMIT!!)
So now it's time to...

ROCK THE RED for 2013!!

Load of shit, is what it is

For the NHL to suspend Nicklas Backstrom for Thursday night...simply because he chose to defend Ovie after the final whistle Monday night...shows once again that the league office is waging a vendetta against the Caps.
This is only my opinion, mind you, but I'm sure you'll find other Caps fans might share my view...
At any rate, the game Thursday is gonna be interesting.

At last, a win!!

FINALLY, the Caps remember how to win a game. Basically after the 2nd period this game was decided.
Now to keep this up come tomorrow night...

All right, ENOUGH'S enough!!

If the Caps are gonna mail it in the rest of the season, I have one favor to ask:
Just put Braden Holtby in goal the rest of the way, all right?? I gotta have some reason to use this picture...lol

DOUBLE my pleasure?

For some reason, these blog entries are showing up twice.
Oh well, at least this picture won't be duplicated...LMAO

Undefeated? The CAPS?? Shit, THIS is good...

     I don't fricking believe this...the Caps 6-0-0 at this point of the season.

     Never imagined this coming...LMAO
     While I'm at it, I never saw Tomas Vokoun coming down the pike either. Suddenly, we've forgotten Semyon Varlamov was even here in Washington. Go figure...

     But at least we know Ovie's back in form, what with 2 goals last night (Thursday, 10/20). ALWAYS bet on #8, people!!
     Look, even I can see the Caps ain't going 84-0-0...so I'm enjoying this while I can.

     Done, people. See you next time.

     Gary

Now, an introduction

     Greetings, one and all. And welcome to the debut of my Capitals fan blog.
     Originally I was going to call it "Alex the 8...Simply Sensational!!", after an old FanNation group of mine. But this one's better...lol
     Anyway, as to me...

     I am not a "bandwagoneer" (is that a fucking word?). I've followed the Caps since DAY ONE of the franchise. So I know what it was "back in the day"...as some of these pics attest.
     When it comes time for hockey to pick back up, I'll be here. Till then...UNLEASH THE FURY, AND ROCK THE RED!!!