This reenactment of “The Goal” even ends with a little “Hot Stick” action. Nice!

A fine group of gentlemen showed up at Pev’s Paintball Park this week, looking to go commando and have a bit of fun before the start of what should be an incredible season. What better way to build comradery than shooting each other with paint? Pev’s posted many photos on their Facebook page, but we have a few of our favorites after the jump.

Former Washington goaltender Olaf Kolzig retired from hockey, and the Capitals should waste no time honoring him by raising #37 to the rafters of the Verizon Center. “Godzilla” won more games than any other Washington goaltender, posted a team-record 33 shutouts, won the Vezina Trophy in 2000, helped the Caps reach the 98 Stanley Cup finals, and was very active in the community with his charity work. Sure, it was a messy divorce when the Caps traded for Cristobal Huet for a playoff run, but that’s no reason to hold off on putting a new banner on the phone booth’s [...]

Carrie Milbank recently interviewed Alex Ovechkin in New York, along with several other NHL Stars. Click the link for many more players posing with Carrie, and Carrie firing a gun.

New Ovie toy is out.

Semyon Varlamov is sporting a new mask at practice, and it was just posted on the team’s Flickr page. It looks like a combination of Russian and American imagery. The left side depicts Mount Rushmore, a Capitals Logo, and the American Flag. The right side depicts a Russian Double Headed Eagle, another Caps Logo, and the Russian Flag. In the middle it just says, “Varly”. I’m guessing the Mask was painted overseas, as the American Flag on the backside is painted backwards according to this picture.