Caps vs. Caps: Prepping for NHL's Return to Play
Told It Here!: 25 Iconic Years of Washington Capitals Hockey with Joe Beninati and Craig Laughlin
NBC Sports Washington
4.8 • 528 Ratings
🗓️ 25 July 2020
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
Rob Carlin and JJ Regan are joined by, John Walton the Radio Voice of the Capitals and Joe Beninati the Capitals Play-by Play announcer to go over the intrasquad scrimmage that took place today in Washington.
We're getting closer and closer to the NHL season resuming. The Caps lone exhibition match is less than a week away. Washington's 1st round-robin game is August 3rd.
Topics this episode include: Braden Holtby's performance in net; how prospect Connor McMichael looked - and where he might be next season; and how the team is adjusting to all the COVID safety protocols in place.
You'll also hear from Head Coach Todd Reirden and Holtby.
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| 0:00.0 | Well, it was the closest thing we've had to hockey in four plus months as the caps held an |
| 0:09.5 | intra-squad scrimmage on Friday at 4 o'clock to simulate as best they can what they're |
| 0:16.6 | about to go into when they hit the exhibition game on the 29th against Carolina and then their |
| 0:21.6 | round robin game starting on August 3rd so let's start with the guy who actually called it on |
| 0:28.6 | monumental sports network along with Mike Vogel john walton i heard you as i was driving first off |
| 0:34.6 | were you wearing a mask when you were calling the game? I was, which is |
| 0:39.4 | something that when we get to the press box at Capitol One Arena for the call on Wednesday, |
| 0:46.1 | we won't do because we've got the distance and no one's in the building with us anyway. But I'd |
| 0:50.5 | never done that. So yeah, a little bit a little bit of muffle. It was a little bit uncomfortable, but you know what? It wasn't all, it wasn't bad. I wasn't as bad as I thought it might be. It was okay. But yes, to answer your question, yes, we did. Yeah, because I heard it. My wife was in the car with me. She did not pick up on it, but I said, I think they're both wearing masks right now, |
| 1:11.8 | which is, that is tricky right there. Joe B, you were at the scrimmage today. |
| 1:16.5 | Yes, they were both wearing masks. So he confirms, okay. I will confirm. |
| 1:21.9 | Confirmed. That's one source. I'll get to the other one in just a second. Joe B., what jump out at you from, |
| 1:30.1 | albeit an intra-squad scrimmage? Rob, I watched a preseason game today. That's really all |
| 1:36.0 | that I saw. And, you know, they look very fit. They didn't look very sharp. And to the best way that I can say it is, it looked like a team |
| 1:48.4 | that's been off for four months. And normally in a pre-season type atmosphere, you have that time |
| 1:54.8 | to get over it and work the kinks out. That's not happening this time around there. We're dropping you into the Stanley Cup playoffs pretty soon. |
| 2:03.5 | I thought for the most part, I saw probably the guys going 80%. |
| 2:09.6 | They know how to ratchet it up. |
| 2:11.3 | This team is old enough, wise enough, and experienced enough to know when they have to go. |
| 2:17.2 | So they didn't have to impress |
| 2:18.4 | anybody today, but today I watched a preseason game. J.J. Regan, I guess the one thing, to me, |
| 2:24.3 | Daniel Sprong kind of jumped out down the line of things I want to get to. Braden Holpey looked pretty |
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