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ARLINGTON, Va. -- "Cue the Darth Vader music."
That was my friend Tarik El-Bashir of NBC Washington as I was walking into the Kettler IcePlex. The Washington Capitals were on another underwhelming run of games, including a humbling loss at home against the Calgary Flames.