We here at Capitals Outsider blog because it’s fun, and we legitimately feel we have something to add to the ever-expanding canvas of pixels on the Internet. Now, we’ll sit back and toot our own horn as we reflect on our best posts of 2011.
Absurdity
- Make believe game stories of Caps’ miraculous comeback and fake recap of the Caps winning the Stanley Cup
- Want to go back to school? Then get your Capitalsology degree
- Top ten reasons why Ovechkin is slumping, and nicknames for his seasons
- If Olaf Kolzig had a sitcom, it would be called Olie’s family
- Rejected Caps fan t-shirts
- Ten things Caps fans yell
- Ten reasons Varly would’ve picked KHL
- Horn guy uses horn as goalie stick
- Poetry break: “If I Ran The Caps”
- Cody Eakin and other NHL gingers
- What to do if bitten by a hockey player
- High fives with Rod Langway
- Madison Square Garden IS horrible
- DJ Pauly D hangs with the Caps
- Bromantic Caps
- With teammates like these…
- Adventures in filming the OvechTrick commercial
If the Caps were…
- …Star Wars characters
- …Dancing Christmas elves
- …Sharks
- …Zombies
- …Played by actors in Winter Classic 2011: The Movie
Bobbleheads!
- In the earthquake!
- Most ambitious Caps bobblehead project yet
- Michal Neuvirth bobble is no Hello Neuvy
- Old-school Capitals bobbleheads
Dolls, Tattoos, and Other Stuff
- Introducing… Caps Tattoo Guy
- Minimalist Caps tattoo
- Ovechkin plush doll
- Laich plush doll? (via The Post)
- Inappropriate kids stuff and other Caps items
- Caps tissue box and other holiday gifts
- Caps sneakers
- Worst. Jersey. Ever
- The Caps kilt!
Cards and games
- Playing words with Karl Alzner
- Caps cards: 2011-12 NHL Victory
- Mike Xtremist’s Xtreme video game review: NHL 12
- Real Upper Deck Winter Classic cards
- Fake Upper Deck Winter Classic cards
Good causes
- DCPS Beautification Day is mascot-disaster free!
- Leap Towards A Cure tourney raises raises $15k to fight cancer
- Military night warm-up video and photos
- Clean-shaven Caps raise $10,095 in Movember
- Caps honor veterans, introduce Courage Caps merchandise
- Video: Caps alumni vs. the Warriors
- Laughlin’s network not just about hockey
- Hershey goes pink, with surprisingly good taste
- John Carlson brings all the girls to the yard (well, the Capital Area Food Bank, anyway)
- Capitals Fan Appreciation Day
- Teddy bear toss in Hershey
Awesome Art
- Alex Semin
- Alex Ovechkin
- Michal Neuvirth
- Cool Neuvy mask art
- Awesome Caps artwork on clothing
- Capitals pumpkin carvings
- Hello, Neuvy
- Capitals LEGO man
Women
- Red Rockers appreciate the fans
- Female fans – the invisible majority. Also, cookies!
- Hockey ‘N Heels: Hottest ticket in town
Winter Classic
- The Winter Classic graphical box score
- Game photos, Erskine’s fight photos
Nearly the biggest story of the year
- Fans upset over white safety netting
Tributes and farewells
Other fun stuff
- Opening night time-lapse video
- #CapsCon – the convention veteran’s perspective
- Q&A with Transition Game author Ted Starkey
Worst post of the year
- Red Rockers invite you to dance
