Woohoo! At long last... hockey! The NHL 2005-2006 season
opens tonight with all 30 teams in action. The
Caps start the season at home against the
Columbus Blue Jackets. I
really hope the
network upgrade happening tonight doesn't affect my listening into the game on
WTNT AM-570. I will be most upset if it does!
The Caps have had a pretty poor preseason: a
6-0 loss to Carolina,
3-2 and
4-0 losses to Buffalo, a
5-2 loss to Philadelphia,
3-2 and
4-3 wins against Pittsburgh, a
7-6 loss to Philadelphia and a
7-1 loss to Pittsburgh. Don't write the Caps off this season like
some have, though. They could
surprise quite a few people.
That said, the Caps have pretty much rebuilt from scratch following their roster purge a couple of years ago. Thankfully, the youngsters have had a year in the
AHL with the
Pirates to bond and develop: it's all about them now. 2004 No. 1 pick Alexander Ovechkin will be a big success I'm sure, but who else will step up?
