Twas great to see that BOTH Alex Ovechkin and Mike Green were named first team All Stars  by the Sporting News.  Click here to see the voting and lineup.  I don’t think the Washington  Capitals have ever had two  players in the top six first team All Stars in the league in our history as a franchise — so kudos to our young core of players for being recognized by the experts and the league itself.

This vote follows on the news of Alex Ovechkin being voted NHL player of the  year in the NHL — which I provided a link to the story last week. Continue reading →