The worst time of the year is almost over. The hockey off-season is just about gone. In about one weeks time there will be NHL action going on. Rookie camps will be getting underway and most teams will play in some kind of rookie tournament. Actual games will be played.
Thirty of the NHL's thirty-two teams will play in rookie tournaments. Unfortunately, the Washington Capitals are one of two teams that will not participate in this. However they will still have a rookie camp from the 13th to the 16th, so there will still be things to keep an eye on.
Not long after that we have training camp starting. Then the pre-season gets going. Before you know it it will be early October and we will be playing regular season hockey once again. If you're reading this I assume you are much like me and are a little overly excited.
At the same time I hope there are a lot of people who are not like me who are reading this today. I hope there are a lot of non Capitals fans reading this. Or maybe casual Capitals fans. Fans who might catch a game here and there, but don't watch that much.
Why do I hope this? I think this is a pretty exciting time for the Washington Capitals. If you're a casual hockey fan somewhere and don't know what team to follow, or if your a casual hockey fan in the D.C. area, or even a fan that has left the Caps in recent years, I think now, this coming season is a really good opportunity to get invested in this team.
Jump on the bandwagon as they say. There are plenty of reasons to do so this season. I will likely not hit all of the reasons here today, but we will go over a few of those reasons right now.