The Caps showed that not only can they pack a powerful offensive punch, but they can also pack a pretty powerful fighting punch as well. During the third period of the 7-2 onslaught of New Jersey on Saturday, the Devils started to become a tad "chippy", but the boys in red, white, and blue responded well. Jason Chimera, Matt Bradley, Matt Hendrix, and even MIKE GREEN got in tussles with Devils' players, and there was even a big scrum after a New Jersey player targeted 20-year old young gun Marcus Johansson (Green and recent rich boy Ilya Kovalchuk more or less skated in a circle, but hey, it counts). This was an early test of toughness against a Capitals team that has not been known for their toughness in recent history, and they came out and proved themselves to not only the Devils but the rest of the teams in the NHL looking for some way to slow down the Caps. I personally hope this is a thing we see more often with the team, although maybe not with guys like Green (leave the fighting to the fighters). Comment and let me know what you think.
Side Note: All of this fighting went on WITHOUT DJ King, the enforcer signed by the Caps to give them a little toughness. He was scratched for this game, but everyone knows he'll be suiting up the next time these two teams take the ice.
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