On Sunday, November 30th, NHL.com issued a nice little article regarding the performance of Wawota SK, native, Brooks Laich of the Washington Capitals.
Although the Capitals fell 5-2 to the LA Kings, Laich's efforts were praised by many on the team, including team captain Chris Clark, and 2nd year coach Bruce Boudreau
Laich has always been known for being a gutsy player, who is capable of doing many things for his team. The Wendel Clark approach fits him best. "He will do anything that he needs to do to be on the team". Whether the team needs him to block shots, like he did against LA, or provide some supplementary scoring to the Alexanders, Backstrom, and Nylander on the team...Brooks Laich is the real deal. His gritty play has given him much more time on the PowerPlay, and his presence will be needed if the Capitals plan to repeat as Southeast Division champions this year.
It's great to see the turnaround that is happening in Washington, and providing they can get consitent goaltending (the PrairiPuck isn't the biggest fan of Jose Theodore), they can follow the path of many teams and make a deep run into the playoffs with a young squad. To get a sense for the commraderie that is present in the Washinton locker room, and maybe to find out who the Capitals think is the "Ladies' Man" of the team is, check this video out. (I'll give you a hint: the top vote-getter is from SK)
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