Why the Caps take their foot off the gas, explaining why they are taking fewer shots and a passionate defense of Braden Holtby
Told It Here!: 25 Iconic Years of Washington Capitals Hockey with Joe Beninati and Craig Laughlin
NBC Sports Washington
4.8 • 528 Ratings
🗓️ 15 February 2018
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
The Caps have trouble putting together a full 60-minute game. JJ Regan and Tarik El-Bashir try to explain why, plus get to the root of the team's new offensive philosophy and explain why Braden Holtby is not the problem.
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| 0:00.0 | This is Joe Beninati. You're listening to NBC Sports Washington's Capitol's face-off podcast. |
| 0:17.1 | Here he is. Here's your host, J.J. Regan. |
| 0:20.6 | Thank you, Joe. Welcome in to another edition of NBC Sports Washington's Capital's Faceoff podcast. |
| 0:26.6 | I'm, of course, your host, the Capitol's correspondent, JJ Regan. |
| 0:30.2 | With me today, he's the Capitol's insider. |
| 0:33.9 | He's the snowy to my Tintin. |
| 0:36.2 | He is Targ Elbuchar, Tark. |
| 0:39.4 | I have no idea what you're talking about. |
| 0:42.5 | But you realize people see right through this, right? |
| 0:44.2 | I mean, you know people see through this. |
| 0:54.0 | I mean, I'm the first round draft pick, and you're the guy who signed a contract under the previous CBA, so you're around because you help the team stay under the salary cap ceiling. |
| 0:57.4 | You are the first round bus and I am the high value player. |
| 1:03.0 | No, no, no, no. You're the spare parts defenseman who's always trying to get in the lineup. |
| 1:06.3 | Always walking by the coach's door. Coach, I'm ready to go. I'm ready to go. |
| 1:09.9 | Oh, what we were talking about today. |
| 1:12.2 | Are you not going to tell me who the two people are? Oh, yeah, I'm sorry. |
| 1:14.2 | Tintin is this... |
| 1:15.6 | How do I even explain Tintin? |
| 1:17.7 | It's this Belgian comic about this red-haired kid who solves mysteries. |
| 1:24.4 | And Snowy is his little white dog that travels around with him everywhere. |
| 1:33.9 | I made a meet a I know I know this is a podcast so people can't see my facial expression but you ought to see my facial expression right now |
| 1:36.8 | feel free to tweet taric images of Tintin anyway what we'll talk about today |
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