Love is something that’s hard to define but it’s also defined with actions. So I didn’t know they loved me until they traded for me. They could say, ‘We really like you. We really want you.’ But how many times have you said that to a girl straight to her face and you didn’t love her? You have to show her that you love her. In this case I guess I was the girl and they showed me that they loved me. I’ll always work my butt off for them.
I’m beyond excited for him to get to Washington.
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Capitals goalie Braden Holtby makes a save against the Bruins during Game Four of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals. Holtby made 44 saves on the night as Washington prevailed 2-1 to even the series at 2-2. (Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)
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In Holtby We Trust
Caps Nation was all nerves going into a playoff series against the 2nd seeded Boston Bruins lead by Tim Thomas, with an untested playoff net-minder in Braden Holtby. But Holtby stunned us all with a spectacular performance in the first game going 29/30 for a .967 save percentage and forcing the game into overtime. Tim Thomas only faced 17 shots over all four periods.
The second game was an even better display as he faced 44 shots in 5 periods allowing 1 goal and forcing the game into double OT for the win. (Tim Thomas allowed 2 goals over 31 shots and lost the game).
With our two first string Goalies out with injuries heading into the playoffs the future looked dark for the Capitals. But with Holtby’s shining performance so far in this series a light has broken through the darkness, splitting the series on the road in Boston. Even if Neuvirth or Vokoun were to become available at this point, I don’t think I would want them as replacements. The rookie goaltender is on fire against Boston and the hope is he will only improve on his home ice. I would have had no higher expectations of either of our starting keepers going in to this series than Holtby has met.
After splitting the series on the road, two wins in Washington would put us in a prime position to steal the series. Yes, the Caps have been inconsistent this year, and they barely scraped together enough wins at the end of the season to get the 7th seed. But everything that happened in the regular season has no bearing on the post.
This is playoff Hockey, and Braden Holtby is feeling it.
Nicklas Backstrom ties the series at 1 with his double overtime winner in Boston.
This series has the potential to destroy my teeth and my finger nails at the same time.
Behold! The most breathtaking portraiture of RG3 in the B&G I have personally witnessed to date! Finally depicted—in timeless fashion—as the sexy, militant, Redskins-themed cyborg-slash-superhero we all know he’s destined to become!
This is obviously the most provocative work of art ever to be uploaded to the Internet. It is an unspeakable privilege and honor to post it first.
Click on the image for a larger, hi-rez version.
The talent behind this masterpiece is none other than the Ultimate Redskins Cartoon Lord himself, Ben Ceccarelli. Follow him on Twitter (@Piketoon) and peep his insanely cool website (Piketoon.com) for lots more ‘Skins-oriented graphical badassery.
And please, everyone…reblog and retweet the ish out of this thing!
For any of you who have read my previous piece on RG3, you know that I was ecstatic when I heard the Redskins had traded up to the #2 spot in the draft. My next thought came immediately and with opposite emotions, “how much did we give for him?”. With Andrew Luck as the obvious first choice given…
Came across this insane Sean Taylor high school highlight reel on Hogs Haven yesterday. As you might expect, ST was unreal. He looked like Bo Jackson in Tecmo Bowl (except he played both ways).
Unreal. Sean Taylor didn’t stop for anybody and stopped everybody. One of my favorite Redskins (and players) of all time hard at work in high school.
