Lars Eller came to Washington to be the third line center and has done the job admirably, avoiding the line-shuffling that almost every other forward on the team has experienced, including his own wingers.
And now, the 28-year-old Dane is one of the hottest players on the team, scoring in each of the past three games and having his nickname, “Tiger” come to light.
According to The Washington Post’s Jesse Dougherty, the players have been calling him “Tiger” since a team-building exercise last year, and the Caps have been playing Survivor’s “Eye of the Tiger” after Eller scores at Capital One Arena, including after his lone goal for the Caps in a 3-1 loss to Carolina on Thursday.