Chats w/ Kempny, Panik & Gudas
Told It Here!: 25 Iconic Years of Washington Capitals Hockey with Joe Beninati and Craig Laughlin
NBC Sports Washington
4.8 • 528 Ratings
🗓️ 16 September 2019
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
On this latest edition, hear Rob's conversations with a trio of players, 2 of which are new to Washington. First up is Michal Kempny, who spent the off-season rehabbing from his torn hamstring. Then, winger Richard Panik (9:51) who signed a 4 year deal with the Caps in the offseason. Finally, its Radko Gudas (18:14), a defenceman the Capitals traded for from Philadelphia this summer.
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| 0:00.0 | This is a Monday morning podcast, meaning it's a game day on the network. |
| 0:06.1 | There is actual hockey being played tonight on NBC Sports Washington as the Capitals open up their preseason hosting the Chicago Blackhawks, |
| 0:16.7 | the first of six preseason games, three this week, Monday night, Wednesday night, |
| 0:22.7 | and then Saturday night, the three home games at Capital One Arena. |
| 0:27.0 | Today we have a Friends edition of the Capitals Talk podcast. |
| 0:32.2 | I'm Rob Carlin, and the podcast starts now. |
| 0:36.0 | Closing in, centering there through an open, great defensive play was made by Kepney, preventing an open net tally. |
| 0:43.1 | I thought that got him right on the chin, too. |
| 0:44.9 | He's smarting. |
| 0:45.9 | What's up, Kapps fans? |
| 0:47.2 | It is time for another edition of the Capitals Talk podcast. |
| 0:51.5 | And tonight we continue with our interviews from Capitol's Media Day. And we've got |
| 0:56.8 | three friends on today's edition, three guys who've known each other. And for two of them, |
| 1:02.6 | maybe more importantly, the wives and girlfriends are friends. And that makes everyone happy. |
| 1:08.4 | Today, you will hear from Michael Kempney, whose girlfriend Nicola is also very, very good friends with Richard Panick's wife, also named Nicola. |
| 1:21.4 | One is spelled NIC, OLA. |
| 1:23.6 | One is spelled NIC OLA. |
| 1:26.0 | Either way, they're very good friends. |
| 1:28.7 | And that played a big part the reason why Richard Panic actually signed here. |
| 1:33.0 | You will hear from Kempney. |
| 1:34.1 | You will hear from Panic. |
| 1:35.3 | You will also hear from Radko Gudis, who is also friends with these guys and are now teammates here in D.C. |
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