Nate Schmidt remains close with several of his former teammates on the Washington Capitals.
But the Golden Knights defenseman is putting his friendships on hold until summertime.
“Hey, for the next two weeks, it’s a bunch of bad guys over there,” Schmidt said Thursday. “A bunch of guys I don’t like at all.”
Schmidt facing his former team is one of several intriguing storylines surrounding the Stanley Cup Final between the expansion Knights and Capitals, who are making their first appearance in the final since 1998.
It’s a scenario that left the normally chatty Schmidt searching for words.