The fact that this is the lasting image for Capps fans of Jay Beagle is perfect, because this guy was a heartbeat for this franchise for a decade.

And the fact that he leaves here, having raised the Stanley Cup, seems only fitting.

As tonight we get ready for his return wearing a Vancouver Canucks sweater.

That's going to be odd.

That's not right.

It's just not right.

I hope for his sake he wears it for three more seasons, but even after the fourth year, it'll look odd. It really will. But you know what? His kids are going to go through college and their kids are going to go through college and good on him for making the money when he could. As we welcome you to Caps game day live, presented at a DC area, GMC dealers. I'm Rob Carlin. That's Joe Beninati. That's John Walton. As we get ready for the Caps in Vancouver Canucks tonight, and another important game for the Caps, game three of their six-game homestand, but really the big story is the return of Jay Beagle. But we'll get to that in just a second. Joe B. Let's start with your one big thought. Super Sunday was a 12.30 p.m.

start, right? Oh, yes, it was. The caps didn't start till 2 o'clock. And that can't happen

tonight. So the last 10 minutes of energy that I saw against Boston, where Washington was

desperately trying to tie the score and really looked like the capitals that I know that they can be,

I need to see those 10 minutes start the game tonight.

Against the team that played in Philadelphia last evening, and I'm getting tired of this fresh tired, played the night before, day on day on.

Doesn't mean anything. Be ready. Show that kind of energy that you showed in the last 10 minutes if you're Washington.

Do that right from the start. You'll get rewarded, John. You'll jump out on top. And this is hopefully what this team needs. And you need it because in this homestand right now, once you're done with tonight's game, you're halfway through. You've got three games left. And then we've talked about what lies ahead, that big six game road trip. And then it gets a little ugly from there too. But my big thing for for tonight it is a subject that has been talked about a lot on this show and a lot of other places and that

is again who's not enough enough he's got to be able to put up numbers because the cascading effect

that comes away from that jacob rana doesn't have a goal in nine games now playing alongside of

that line has gone quiet.

Even T.J. O'Shee, going back to his return at the beginning of December, six goals in the last,

what, 23 games, I believe it is. You've got to be able to have all of your lines contributing

if you're going to be successful. Alex O'Batchkin leads the NHL in goals with 37. He's certainly

pulling his weight.

We've seen that at the top of the lines as well. But even Tom Wilson had gone a little quiet there.

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