3 players Capitals should be grateful for this Thanksgiving

#1 Nicklas Backstrom

By now you’ve probably got that vibe that this season was the last season we’d see Nicklas Backstrom set foot on NHL ice. Earlier today I watched the new show on Monumental Sports Network called District Countdown where they broke down the top 10 moments of the Backstrom and Ovechkin bromance.

I won’t spoil anything from that TV show but I will say there wasn’t a dry eye from me when that show ended and number one was revealed.

On Jeff Marek’s weekly podcast this week, Capitals general manager Brian MacLellan called in for an interview and the news from GMBM was very grim:

"“It’s just a difficult situation all around and he made a decision here just a little bit ago that he’s going to exit and that’s the way he’s going out. I give him a lot of respect for the way that he did it.”"

Words can’t describe how much watching Backstrom and Ovechkin play together has meant for all of us as Caps fans. We got to watch these two grow up before our very eyes. Now only Ovechkin is still around and it’s hard to fathom that if he breaks the record the assist won’t come from Backstrom.

But we are beyond grateful for Backstrom and we hope he heals his hip and enjoys some well deserved time with his wife and three kids. Thank you for everything Backy! We miss you and will continue to miss you.