It's The Best Game You Can Name

Chris and I had a great Saturday. We went to the National Geographic Museum and saw an awesome display all about frogs and they have live frogs good for viewing. It would be a great activity for kids, but was great for adults too as I enjoyed it quite a bit. We then walked down to the Verizon Center for the best Capitals Hockey game of the season. We got our Ovechkin bobble heads by showing up an hour early and were there to watch as the Caps took down the Florida Panthers. It was amazing to see so many people in red cheering for the Caps since the building has felt pretty empty at times this season, but it was full on Saturday. There were so many great things to watch. At one point, one of our players made a goal. It was the first goal that Ovechkin was on the ice for and he jumped up on his fellow goal scorer and knocked everyone to the ground in celebration of a goal he didn’t even score. He was just happy that his teammate had scored. After the game had ended, the most of the crowd stayed in their seats to cheer on the players and coach as they spoke about their amazing season and playoff chances. When the coach (who had spent years and years coaching in the minor leagues and finally got his chance to coach in the NHL) had the chance to speak, there were tears in his eyes as he talked about what a great team they were. He didn’t take any credit for the amazing comeback the Caps had made since he took over the coaching job the day after Thanksgiving. The best thing about the win, though, was the fact that it put the Caps in the playoffs. They were in a “win and they’re in” situation and were able to pull it off. So Chris and I will be going to playoff games starting on Friday and if we suddenly have to cancel plans with anyone who may be reading this blog, you’ll know that it was a playoff emergency.