Monday, September 26, 2016

Capitals use sting of playoff loss to Penguins as motivation (Yahoo Sports)

Washington Capitals' Brooks Orpik (44) skates during NHL hockey training camp in Arlington, Va., Friday, Sept. 23, 2016. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

When Matt Niskanen contemplated skipping a trip to the gym over the summer, he remembered what happened in May. As the offseason went on, Niskanen thought less and less about the Washington Capitals' loss to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins. ''That hurt, it lingers, and I think you can use that as motivation,'' Niskanen said.


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