This is Joe Beninati.

You're listening to NBC Sports Washington's Capitals Face Off podcast.

Here's your host, J.J. Regan.

Thank you, Joe.

Welcome in, cast fans to another edition of the NBC Sports Washington's Capitals Faceoff podcast. I'm, of course, your host, the capitalist correspondent, JJ Regan. With me today, he's the capitalist insider. He is the poochie to my itchy and scratchy. He's Targ help us here. Tarc. I don't know what poochie is, but I'm pretty sure I know what itchy and scratchy he's targ help us here tar i don't know what poochie is but i'm

pretty sure i know what itchy and scratchy are who they are these are getting so weird

like you're literally just running out of material aren't you no i was pretty proud of this one

the what's a poochie itchy and scratchy you know you know, the characters from The Simpsons. Right.

There was one episode where Homer voiced a third character called Pucci, who everyone hated so much that they killed them off in the show.

All right, you got me.

So very fitting.

Okay.

Anyway, it's the mailbag pod.

It's the mailbag pod, meaning that you, the listener, get to decide today's topics. And what we will talk about today, what they do in practice? The Capp's national fan base, Brayton Holpey, the future of the team, and so, so much more. Tark, people came out in force, so we're going to get right into these because we've got tons of questions.

First, Mike Collins writes, I'd like to know what happens during practice.

Are they practicing specific plays that best suit what they do, or practicing a play or setup that works against the upcoming opponents?

Or simply working on what they perceive to be a weakness, i.e. face-off,

defensive positioning, puck possession, etc.

All of that.

Basically, you just laid out Barry Trotts' practice plan for like Thursday of next week.

I mean, you clearly know what you're talking about.

I mean, that really is what they work on in practice.

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