Kevin Shattenkirk had aloof completed his aboriginal bold with the Washington Capitals, which was a achievement at the New York Rangers the day afore the barter deadline. He stepped into the calendar after a practice, played admirably and his teammates accepted the effort.
Their badge of appreciation? A large, red glassy battle bathrobe with a Capitals logo and the byword “WILL OVER SKILL” accounting on it, handed out to the amateur of the bold this season. And so it was on Shattenkirk to afresh canyon it to the abutting amateur of the game, Jakub Vrana:
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Braden Holtby’s beat it:
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Alex Ovechkin’s beat it, too:
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Postgame backdrop are a basic allotment of the hockey bathrobe allowance experience, and ancient they booty on a activity of their own: From the St. Louis Blues wiener hat to the absurd Spacey in Space from the Florida Panthers to the Capitals’ own Abe Lincoln beards. And abounding teams accept acclimated the iconography from battle and angry to accolade players, with championship belts and apparel like this one.
So area did the Capitals get this one, for this season?
It started with the apprenticeship staff.
The byword for this division is “Will Over Skill.” When it was appear afore the season, there had to be some clarification: This was declared to be an adorning mantra pulled from a Muhammad Ali quote, and not some adumbration that addition playoff abortion had the Capitals alteration the way they comedy (again):
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Along with the slogan, the apprenticeship agents “came up with the robe” as the postgame award-winning to the amateur of the game, according to a Capitals spokesperson.
Boxing quote, battle robe. Makes sense.
So who wore it better: The Capitals or the Montreal Canadiens?
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Pretty air-conditioned attitude in the Capitals room, to be sure.
Although one hopes that, for once, they aren’t artlessly aloof bathrobe the allotment for their closing knockout.
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Greg Wyshynski is a biographer for Beast Sports. Contact him at puckdaddyblog@yahoo.com or acquisition him on Twitter. His book, TAKE YOUR EYE OFF THE PUCK, is accessible on Amazon and wherever books are sold.
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