Welcome back to the Junks.

Coming up later, Mike Rizzo will join us.

We'll talk about the Nats.

They split a double header yesterday out at Nats Park.

And Brent Johnson, Caps, analysts for Monumental Sports Network.

He will join us a bit later.

That's coming up at 9.25.

We'll recap game one further with him as the C dropped a 2-1 tough loss at Capitol 1 Arena.

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We're joined by our friend Joe Beninotti, Capitals Play-by-Play Voice for the Washington Capitals on Monumental Sports Network.

Joe B., good morning. How are you?

Hey, Cakes, I was better about 24 hours ago.

I'm doing okay.

Hey, Joe B, I was watching the Caps pregame on Monumental yesterday.

That was an awesome crowd out there out in front of the arena when you guys

were on stage. Incredible. Bish, you never have to worry about the fans here in D.C. You never do.

And I know they'll be great again tomorrow in trying to help push their team back to get level

in this series. But no, when we are out there, you know, the interaction that we have with them

during commercial breaks or in the lead up to the show is kind of cool. And yesterday was an all

hands-on-deck kind of show for us. So we had everybody out there, and the fans are, you know,

begging to shake hands and take pictures and talk hockey and just wonderful and then when the light

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