KARL IS SKATING

Yes, you did read that title correctly. Our best friend Karl Alzner participated in the optional skate today at Hersheypark Arena!


yayyyy!!!!


After suffering from a concussion in game one of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton series, Quick Question Karl has been sitting out for 13 games (I think that's right? 6 in the WBS series, 5 in Bruins, 2 in finals) and has finally taken part in an optional practice! Mind you, the other guys couldn't hit him so he is still recovering. duh. But it does put our minds at ease seeing Al out there. He's a really nice guy and a hard worker....well this video pretty much explains why we love him as a hockey player. And shows why Hershey could definitely use him in this series.






True that, E.J.

Yea um he's making the Caps next year.

*COUGH GEORGE BRUCE COUGH*

Excuse me.

So yea they aren't sure if he's returning for Game 3 of the finals this weekend but even if he doesn't, we're confident they will win the cup. Just being in the room with Al makes players better, faster, stronger. We love him a lot and he's kind of everyone's bff on any team he's on. Oh and if you clicked on the link to the dc sports blog post about him, here it is again, you read that he hasn't said the "F word" since 8th grade. That's pretty admirable. I tried doing that this year and I broke the rule within about 42 hours. Not even two days. So I'd like to give some props to Al for that.




Oh and although we wanted the Red Wings to suddenly choke and lose to the Hawks last series, WE HOPE THEY PULVERIZE THE PENGUINS.
Except let Malkin live.




We want him on our team. We really do. He's funny, he's russian and he scores.

And now him and Ovie are buddies so it's okay.



So yea in conclusion,



and

and welcome back karl! get better soon!!!

PS. He wins the award for the coolest hat ever.

welcome fellow caps fiends.

Although we're pretty sure there's a bunch of blogs following the washington capitals, we decided to make one because they are just that awesome. They deserve hundreds of people blogging about them. They deserve all the love they're getting. We love them so much and wanted to share news, post game wrap ups, pictures, comments and other caps-related stuff with the caps faithful.

We've got the most exciting hockey team right now. The best player in the world, a freaking large plethora of prospects, two SE Division Championships two season straight, and an arena so loud the opposing teams probably suffer from hearing loss after playing there.

So that's why we're doing this blog. We love the Caps. Period. And we're sure you do too.

Oh and we have do have some rules:

1. No hating on Malkin unless it's a Pens/Caps game. Yea we hate the rest of his team and wish he was on ours but we can't help but secretly love him. I mean, look at him.

awwww
We hope you understand. Like, we're pretty sure the guy has a part time job as a teddy bear.

2. If you hate on a Pens player who isn't named Malkin, preferrably Cindy Crysby, WE CONGRATULATE YOU.

Way to go, Denny!

3. Like=Laich
as in:
I really like cake=I really laich cake.
Just in case we accidentally use that. k just for clarification.

4. For those of you who don't know what a fiend is, my friend Merriam Webster told me it is an addict or a person extremely devoted to a pursuit or study. It also can refer to a person of great wickedness or maliciousness. But we're not blogging only about Alexander Semin's wickedness and toughness....



Sorry, Sasha, we couldn't help it. too epic.

5. Varlamov is a beast. He hides under your bed during the day, and when you sleep he comes out and haunts you. If you throw your teddy bear at him, he will catch it, because if he can stop that Cindy Crysby goal, he can stop your teddy bear. He will then proceed to speak to you in Russian and stop a few more teddy bears/pillows along the way. That is how beastly Varly is.

You will probably learn of our hockey opinions and beliefs in later posts. For now, just know we base it on Ovechkinism mixed with some Boudreauism.

Oh and Varlyism...

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Hi Everyone,

Well today is a good day. Earl's Red Wings won the Western Conference Final last night and we are off to the Stanley Cup Finals in Detroit this Saturday. We will be attending Games 1 & 2 against the Pittsburgh Penguins...(the same team we beat last year).

God is so good. When I made my first call to Air Miles, I was told there were no flights available until Sunday,,,,,So I started to try and make a new plan. In my "never take no for an answer" mode, I decided to call back and all of a sudden there were tickets available for Saturday getting us into Detroit just after 2pm, so we can make it to the hotel freshen up and get to the game early. Earl's response when I told him, was it's amazing what can happen when you have faith. How true that is. And once again, I must also say thank you to Mike Babcock and the Red Wings, for continuing the Dream of a Lifetime for Earl.
Take care and we will update when we get home.
Debbie & Earl

GO RED WINGS.....ALL THE WAY TO THE CUP