He's baaaaaack

Finally, Ovechkin has come back from the dead! You figured it had to happen eventually and sure enough the Great 8 has put up six points in the last three games. With two convincing wins in a row, the Caps may just be starting to put some momentum together. It'd be nice to see the team put up two more before the All-Star break, especially considering that both the Rangers and Thrashers are solid teams.

Also, I'd like to give a shout out to Braden Holtby, the Caps third string goaltender who's been playing like an absolute hammer over the past two games. The Caps have such a strong core of young net minders, maybe the try and move Holtby or Neuvirth and get a defenseman?

Certainly a possibility, considering Varlamov has shown himself to be a top notch, everyday goalie.

On a side note, how creepy are the guys at bars? I feel bad for the young ladies that have to put up with them. I bar hopped in Bethesda recently for the Islanders game and there were mad guys just trolling for women. By themselves. Totally a creeper move, imo. If you're going to go try and pick up girls at least take a wingman with you, don't just stand there by yourself, in your blazer and jeans(which my lady friend informed me was an awful fashion decision and should be avoided at all times) sipping on your drink and just eyeing up every girl in the room.

My favorite thing is when a guy hits on the girl your with as soon as you walk to the bathroom.

At two different bars, I went to the bathroom only to return to some guy trying to talk to my friend or having already offered to buy her a drink. Nothing's quite as satisfying(to me anyway) then just walking up to the girl you're with and smiling smugly at the guy attempting to woo her.

By the way, on the topic of bars, the Barking Dog in Bethesda isn't a terrible place to watch a game. I was there on thirsty Thursday so it may have been more packed than usual but man, it was packed. And cheap. Can't go wrong w/ dollar bud lights. I will say however, if you like buffalo wings(my favorite food) you'd be better off going somewhere else. Not cheap and not very good. American Tap Room is a bit stuffy and high-browed for a game. Great place to grab a drink and talk fancy but not the ideal environment for a Caps game.