Matt Niskanen in, Jakub Vrana out?
Told It Here!: 25 Iconic Years of Washington Capitals Hockey with Joe Beninati and Craig Laughlin
NBC Sports Washington
4.8 • 528 Ratings
🗓️ 17 November 2017
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
Matt Niskanen is back which means some tough decisions are on the horizon. How will the Caps stay under the salary cap? Could the recently scratched Jakub Vrana be on the bubble to return to Hershey? JJ Regan and Tarik El-Bashir talk about it all and even throw in a little Star Wars.
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| 0:00.0 | This is Joe Beninati. |
| 0:11.6 | You're listening to NBC Sports Washington's Capitals Face Off podcast. |
| 0:16.3 | Here's your host, J.J. Regan. |
| 0:18.6 | Welcome in, everybody, to another edition of NBC NBC Sports Washington's Capitals Face Off podcast. |
| 0:24.9 | I am your host. The Capitals Correspondent, JJ Regan. With me today, he's the Anakin Skywalker to my Darth Vader. |
| 0:32.9 | He's the Capitol's insider, Tark, Albaeshire. Tark. |
| 0:36.0 | I would much rather be Skywalker. What are we talking about? |
| 0:39.2 | Anakin Skywalker is Darth Vader. |
| 0:42.3 | You're thinking of Luke. |
| 0:43.9 | Anakin Skywalker is the whiny |
| 0:45.5 | little brat who turned into |
| 0:47.6 | somehow turned into |
| 0:49.3 | super cool Darth Vader. |
| 0:51.1 | Darth Vader's not cool. He's got a bad temper. |
| 0:53.7 | His face is all burn up. Oh, okay. He's funny. He's got a bad temper. His face is all burn up. |
| 0:54.9 | Oh, okay. |
| 1:11.4 | He's funny. He's got to have a mask on to breathe. I don't be Darth Vader. I would have been Han Solo. What we will talk about today, we will talk about the return of Matt Niskenen to the lineup. We'll talk about what the Caps roster will look like if they ever get healthy. and we will open up the mailbag but first, Tark. |
| 1:12.2 | How was your trip to Nashville? |
| 1:14.0 | It's a great time. the Caps roster will look like if they ever get healthy. And we will open up the mailbag. |
| 1:11.5 | But first, Tark, how is your trip to Nashville? |
| 1:13.9 | It's a great town. |
| 1:15.7 | It's an underrated town, but it's a great town. |
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