Before practice today, Capitals left wing Brooks Laich conducted a 16 minute phone interview with DC101′s Elliot in the Morning show. Among the topics Elliot and Brooks discussed include Laich’s lack of a preference on which team the Capitals play in the first round of the playoffs, Dennis Wideman’s injury and what he heard on the bench when it happened, and an insightful look into the leadership Jason Arnott brings to the team. The money quote: “He’s really united the whole group.”

Defenseman John Carlson turned 21 earlier this week. To celebrate, he and a few hundred of his friends gathered at RFD following tonight’s dismal loss to the Canucks. Though the mood was somewhat subdued, the partygoers report having a great time and RMNB readers’ Suzanne W. and Sarah M. have submitted the following as evidence.

Videos

John Carlson apologizes for tonight’s loss.

The RFD crowd sings Happy Birthday.

Carlson promises Elliot in the Morning that the next time that they stand together on top of the bar, they’ll be drinking champagne from the Stanley Cup.

Photos

Elliot Segal glares as Alex Ovechkin high-fives an invisible child.

The second annual Caps Convention was held this past Saturday at the Washington Convention Center. Along with the entire Washington Capitals roster, a number of prominent alumni made appearances, including Olie Kolzig, Peter Bondra, Yvon Labre, and Rod Langway. Fans got to meet and greet their favorite players, get autographs, and demand “Happy Birthday” be sung to them.

The event was a tremendous success. RMNB’s own Neil Greenberg was there to document the day. Enjoy!

Alex Semin signs… is that a volleyball?

Sasha again, this time blowing a raspberry at a fan for no good reason.

Tom Poti, vouching for the quality of his dental work over the summer.

Doo-wop group, Semyon and the Varlamovettes, are playing Merriweather Post Pavillion on 10/18.

Matt Bradley didn’t say anything funny to make Ovechkin and Fehr laugh; they’re just astonished that someone asked him a question.

That 2D fan behind Ovechkin is about to commit sexual harassment.

Can we just take a moment to appreciate the head of hair on Karl Alzner? He looks like a Von Trapp child.

“Living in America” by James Brown was playing in the background during this shot.

Rife with troubling sociological subtext.

This kid could beat Fleischmann on the faceoff 67% of the time.

Neil took this photo just to scare Peter and Ian. Nightmares.

Fake locker room. Real locker room smell.

Bonzai signs for people who WERE NOT ALIVE WHEN HE WAS PLAYING.

Looks like Ted Leonsis is wearing M.C. Hammer pants.

The jersey Ovechkin wore in the Turin Olympics. The Russians did not medal, so this is kind of a bummer.

GMGM’s pantomime telephone routine delights Nate Ewell and the audience alike. “Listen, Eric Belanger, I’ve got some bad news…”

GMGM pretends to listen to a question, but he’s actually thinking about the roster for his fantasy hockey team, McPheeling Groovy.