#puck-battles

#puck-battles

"I think that one of the unique things about Willy is he can play with good players and highly-skilled players, and we did talk about that, even dating back to pre when I was here. His ability to play with some of the most talented [players], whether it was Nick Backstrom, so we just had some good conversations about him being able to play that [role]."

An afternoon game at home and the Red Wings on their mom trip? Yeah you could guess how the game went. The Caps showed little life through the first 40 minutes while the Red Wings hustled to every puck and won the battles. The Caps eventually started to play hard in the third but any time you don't show up for 40 minutes you're probably going to lose the game. Plus: There wasn't much to like about this game.