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Washington Capitals: 3 reasons why new retro jersey is amazing

By Michael Marzzacco

Michal Pivonka, Washington Capitals Mandatory Credit: Rick Stewart /Allsport
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3 reasons why we love the new Washington Capitals reverse retro jerseys.

The Washington Capitals and the rest of the NHL unveiled the Reverse Retro jersey collection earlier this week. We reviewed the jersey here and broke it down overall here but our work isn’t done talking about the awesomeness of this jersey.

For months, there has been speculation about the Caps getting a new jersey for the season and those rumors became teasers from adidas. When those teasers came out, we knew what the color scheme would look like and low and behold, the return of the screaming eagle happened. Here are three reasons why we love the jersey.

Craig Berube, Washington Capitals (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)
Craig Berube, Washington Capitals (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) /

3. A nod to the past

The screaming eagle on the jersey represents a nod to the past. From 1995-2007, that was the look on their jerseys. They will wear these beauties for a slect number of games. The jersey features the familiar bald eagle that long time Caps fans will recognize. The eagle swoops down with an outstretched open claw with the word CAPITALS embedded on the bottom.

Specifically, this jersey is a tribute to the 1997-98 Caps team that went all the way to their first ever Stanley Cup Final before falling.

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