Ben Raby joins as Caps struggle for consistency
Told It Here!: 25 Iconic Years of Washington Capitals Hockey with Joe Beninati and Craig Laughlin
NBC Sports Washington
4.8 • 528 Ratings
🗓️ 24 February 2021
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
As the Caps continue to wait for the return of goalie Ilya Samsonov, Ben Raby of the Capitals Radio Network joins Nick Ashooh and JJ Regan to discuss the up-and-down play the team has produced since returning from their COVID hiatus. Plus, more talk about the impending goalie battle between Samsonov and Vitek Vanacek, celebrating Nicklas Backstrom's imminent 700 assist milestone, and the guys discuss Ben's cover story in The Hockey News about the ageless Zdeno Chara.
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| 0:00.0 | We're joined by Ben Rayby of the Capitals Radio Network on this week's Capital's Talk podcast. |
| 0:09.1 | Why can't the caps just seem to put together complete games? |
| 0:12.3 | I know it's hard, but it should be a little better than this. |
| 0:15.0 | Plus why speed is killing them. |
| 0:16.9 | Peter Lavillette changing up the lines, will that stay? |
| 0:19.4 | And why the goalie situation has been a very positive situation, given the circumstances. |
| 0:25.9 | That and more. |
| 0:26.4 | Coming up next, J.J. Regan, Nick Ashu, joined by Ben Rabi on the Capitals Talk podcast. |
| 0:32.4 | His stars! |
| 0:34.5 | His spectacular history making continues. |
| 0:40.3 | It's not a desperate barrage. |
| 0:42.5 | It's Lord Stanley, and he is coming to Washington. |
| 0:50.8 | We promised Ben Raby as part of this podcast is at the beginning. |
| 0:54.1 | And of course, we have |
| 0:54.8 | JJ Regan, Nick Ashu, Capitals Talk podcast. And, you know, JJ and I talk about this a lot, Ben, |
| 1:01.1 | but we'll just go ahead and loop you into this conversation as well. I feel like it's a regular |
| 1:05.9 | conversation here when we're talking about this Capitals team where we see flashes and we see moments |
| 1:11.9 | and maybe it's just a period or two but they just can't seem to continue to put complete games |
| 1:17.7 | together and i know it's it's difficult to just say like hey play a complete hockey game |
| 1:22.7 | against other really good teams but there's a certain point where it just tends to get |
| 1:26.8 | more and more frustrating and it's become a real consistent problem, Ben. |
| 1:31.7 | You'll elusive 60 game, 60 minute game, right? But I'll echo what Peter Lavellette has said. |
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