I am glad last night is over and happy we got the win and the two points.

I have received several emails on a couple of subjects so I will answer them here in a public fashion.

Question #1:  Why did we do a video tribute to Kolzig?

Answer:  He was probably the most beloved player in our franchise history and he was a fan icon. We felt he deserved this one of a kind tribute. And we have and will continue to take the high road in all matters.

Question #2:  Why didn’t the tribute happen before the game?

Answer:  We don’t program Tampa’s locker room and with Olie playing against us, it would be bad form to bring an opposing player out before the game. Tampa and Olie wouldn’t allow it anyway.

Question #3:  Why did we run the tribute video when we did?

Answer:  We program game presentations 24 hours ahead of time. We chose to show the tribute video at the first official timeout – 14 minutes in - regardless of the score.

As I stated, we paid homage to Olie and we got a win.

End of story. Time to move on now on this subject. We will NOT do anything else regarding Olie while he plays for another team. We play Tampa five more times this season. We must focus on our present and future and we need to amass as many points as possible within our division.

Thanks for all of your emails. No more comments from me regarding a player on another team. I hope you all understand. Go Caps!