Best Capitals Memory
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thelebaron
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1. ward ending boston's playoff hopes
2. I dont remember but I went to my first playoff game and it was against tampa. I think we actually lost but the atmosphere was electric, high fives all around with every random stranger around you for every goal, and it was an exciting game
2. I dont remember but I went to my first playoff game and it was against tampa. I think we actually lost but the atmosphere was electric, high fives all around with every random stranger around you for every goal, and it was an exciting game
NoMoreChoking
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Has to be Federov's winner against the Rangers
That was the most excited I have been and the most excited crowd I have been in
That was the most excited I have been and the most excited crowd I have been in
txpd
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The best Caps game memory was sitting 8 rows behind the net when Dale scored the OT winner v the Flyers.
Best overall Caps memory was when Jack Lynch and another Caps player invited my friend and I to join them for an afternoon of bowling after we called out a hello as we walked by. (Lynch used to purposefully disrupt our street hockey games and we knew him based on that.)
Best overall Caps memory was when Jack Lynch and another Caps player invited my friend and I to join them for an afternoon of bowling after we called out a hello as we walked by. (Lynch used to purposefully disrupt our street hockey games and we knew him based on that.)
Corby78
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I'm surprised nobody has mentioned the Joe Juneau OT winner against Hasek in 98 to take us to the SC finals. I have to admit I cried a bit that night.
Non game related, I remember back in either 85 or 86 I went to a game with my dad and they had a fan appreciation night. I got to go down on the ice after the game and get autographs. Met my all time favorite Mike Gartner.
Non game related, I remember back in either 85 or 86 I went to a game with my dad and they had a fan appreciation night. I got to go down on the ice after the game and get autographs. Met my all time favorite Mike Gartner.
BrooklynCapsFan
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That was nothing compared to the tears that came over the next two weeks!
Of the Ovechkin era:
Everyone here thought the run was over here:
But it wasn't.
You can barely hear Joe B. There was a 100% chance we were winning this game.
stanleycaps18
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As many great moments as heart breakers.
The run to the first playoffs, and the Cap Centre for the first playoff game against the Isles.
The 2008 run was nothing short of fantastic, and as others noted, there was no way they weren't winning those last games.
There were some playoff games against the Pens where the Caps ended up losing the series, but where there were early successes in the series. There was one game in particular, in the early/mid 1990's where the Caps just blew the Pens out, like 6-2. It was a party.
And yes, the Juneau goal. I was at a friends house and we were all huddled around a 6 inch TV screen catching the game.
The run to the first playoffs, and the Cap Centre for the first playoff game against the Isles.
The 2008 run was nothing short of fantastic, and as others noted, there was no way they weren't winning those last games.
There were some playoff games against the Pens where the Caps ended up losing the series, but where there were early successes in the series. There was one game in particular, in the early/mid 1990's where the Caps just blew the Pens out, like 6-2. It was a party.
And yes, the Juneau goal. I was at a friends house and we were all huddled around a 6 inch TV screen catching the game.
Capitals40
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1. John Druce OT winner against the Rangers to go to conference finals.
2. Hunter's OT winner against the Flyers.
3. Ward's OT winner versus Bruins.
Worst moment...sitting 25 rows behind Caps net watching Hextall score in playoffs.
Old...I'm old.
2. Hunter's OT winner against the Flyers.
3. Ward's OT winner versus Bruins.
Worst moment...sitting 25 rows behind Caps net watching Hextall score in playoffs.
Old...I'm old.
ChibiPooky
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NobodyBeatsTheWiz
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My strongest memories are all since I became a STH. Seeing them in person just ingrains them that much more.
-Ovie stick lift and lead goal late in the third against Philly in the first playoff series.
-Feds game 7 goal
-The whole 2009-10 season in general. That team was just a monster, and incredibly fun to watch. They were never out of it.
-Ovie stick lift and lead goal late in the third against Philly in the first playoff series.
-Feds game 7 goal
-The whole 2009-10 season in general. That team was just a monster, and incredibly fun to watch. They were never out of it.
NoLookPass
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Being raised and currently living in New England I have grown to despise the (b)Ruins. SO my two favorite Capitals moments....
1. Joel (Cool as a cucumber) Ward with the Game 7 winner.
2. I don't remember the year or what game but I remember Fehr splitting the D of the (b)Ruins and sniping one past Rask top corner for the GWG. Amazing.
EDIT: Found it.
I can never get videos to work.....
1. Joel (Cool as a cucumber) Ward with the Game 7 winner.
2. I don't remember the year or what game but I remember Fehr splitting the D of the (b)Ruins and sniping one past Rask top corner for the GWG. Amazing.
EDIT: Found it.
I can never get videos to work.....
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I'm remembering that goal being the last game of the season in one of the last couple years not sure though. The video isn't working so I can't see it...lol
NoLookPass
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RandyHolt
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That Bondra vs Hasek Series was epic!
A token shout out to Dr Brian Bellows and his huge goal. My Bellows story - as he left his german team to come play for us, I took my first trip to Europe - Germany was my first stop. The blackened city of Dresden. Fun driving there as an american punk in my rental in the tram lanes.
A token shout out to Dr Brian Bellows and his huge goal. My Bellows story - as he left his german team to come play for us, I took my first trip to Europe - Germany was my first stop. The blackened city of Dresden. Fun driving there as an american punk in my rental in the tram lanes.
Maruk moustache
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I don't have any real specific memory of it anymore, but if it were actually still in my brain I'd probably vote for whenever exactly it was in 1983 I found out the Caps had finally made it into the playoffs for the first time, which I think was season #9. Maruk, Gartner, and Carpenter all had 30 goals that year. Scott Stevens and Rod Langway on D. Randy Holt led the NHL in penalty minutes that year.
I definitely do remember the feeling of, year after year, the Caps being one of a very small number of teams that didn't make it. In 1983, 5 of the 21 teams didn't make it, and that was the case for at least like about two or three of the seasons right before that one, and finally the Capitals weren't one of those five teams in 1983. It's hard to express the frustration Capitals fans had before then. Y'know, because you could be really pretty bad and still make the playoffs. Right whenever the Capitals clinched it that year, a new and much less frustrating era started.
Maybe the first time the Capitals beat Montreal, in 1980, in season #6--I kinda remember that and that'd probably be in my top 10 or 20 somewhere. That was a big deal at the time. That was like one of the first very solid indications to me that the Capitals were growing up.
I definitely do remember the feeling of, year after year, the Caps being one of a very small number of teams that didn't make it. In 1983, 5 of the 21 teams didn't make it, and that was the case for at least like about two or three of the seasons right before that one, and finally the Capitals weren't one of those five teams in 1983. It's hard to express the frustration Capitals fans had before then. Y'know, because you could be really pretty bad and still make the playoffs. Right whenever the Capitals clinched it that year, a new and much less frustrating era started.
Maybe the first time the Capitals beat Montreal, in 1980, in season #6--I kinda remember that and that'd probably be in my top 10 or 20 somewhere. That was a big deal at the time. That was like one of the first very solid indications to me that the Capitals were growing up.
BiPolar Caps
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April 16, 1988 the Dale Hunter OT winner in game 7 at Caps Centre against the Flyers.
Caps had been down 3 to 1 in the series against the Flyers. Was at game 7 and remember some Flyers fans in attendance that were merciless towards Caps fans when the Flyers went up 3-0 in the game. Caps came back though, with the white pom poms that were given out to those in attendance going in unison in the direction of Flyers goalie Ron Hextall with the crowd chanting Hextall - Hextall - Hextall.
Once Hunter scored the OT winner I looked for those Flyesr fans who were just a section over, and they were no where to be found. Great memories, great game.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...-caps-history/2011/11/28/gIQAHcf94N_blog.html
Caps had been down 3 to 1 in the series against the Flyers. Was at game 7 and remember some Flyers fans in attendance that were merciless towards Caps fans when the Flyers went up 3-0 in the game. Caps came back though, with the white pom poms that were given out to those in attendance going in unison in the direction of Flyers goalie Ron Hextall with the crowd chanting Hextall - Hextall - Hextall.
Once Hunter scored the OT winner I looked for those Flyesr fans who were just a section over, and they were no where to be found. Great memories, great game.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...-caps-history/2011/11/28/gIQAHcf94N_blog.html
For me with the playoffs and Caps:
1. Joe Juneau's series clincher. I stayed up late and was crossing my fingers the whole time.
2. Joel Ward's Game 7 OT winner. I jumped up and down.
3. Fedorov's Game 7 winner vs the Rangers. I almost did a back flip.
4. Dale Hunter's OT winner vs Philly. Finally felt good to advance and a magical moment.
5. Beating the Pens in 94 when all odds were against us.
Many more memories, but those were series successes. My hatred for the Ranger, Flyers, and Pens still boils to this day.
1. Joe Juneau's series clincher. I stayed up late and was crossing my fingers the whole time.
2. Joel Ward's Game 7 OT winner. I jumped up and down.
3. Fedorov's Game 7 winner vs the Rangers. I almost did a back flip.
4. Dale Hunter's OT winner vs Philly. Finally felt good to advance and a magical moment.
5. Beating the Pens in 94 when all odds were against us.
Many more memories, but those were series successes. My hatred for the Ranger, Flyers, and Pens still boils to this day.
Can't believe I forgot about that one. I was in the 9th grade and couldn't believe it. What a beast performance.
stanleycaps18
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I remember going into school the next day all excited, and really, no one else cared or knew. It was deflating. The Post headline though: "Eureka 3-1" said it all.
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Maruk moustache
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there are directions on how to do it on main boards.
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Carlzner
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I got to work the ice crew for that game with a few teammates, awesome experience. Fedorov's goal happened right in front of me. Incredible moment.
That Ovi slapper at 0:45... holy ****.
