ANALYSIS/OPINION:
Braden Holtby wants you to know that when you were sitting in your seats at the Capital One Arena or on the couch at home Saturday night in despair after that Game 5 second period when it seemed the Washington Capitals were on the brink of their familiar collapse against the Pittsburgh Penguins, he was sitting right there with you.
“Tonight was one of those games where we needed to earn it from our fans,” Holtby told reporters after Saturday night’s 6-3 win over Pittsburgh. “They probably think ‘Here we go again.”
Finally, a Washington athlete gets it.