The Washington Capitals stunned Pittsburgh and its spoiled fans with a 2-1 overtime victory to advance to the Eastern Conference Final on Monday night.
Caps' Eastern Conference Final Schedule
It's a feat Washington hasn't seen from any of its professional teams -- the right to advance to their respective sport's final four -- since 1998, when the Caps eliminated Ottawa in five games.
That year, the Caps would move all the way to the Stanley Cup Final, only to get swept by a freight train called Detroit. Not since 1994 -- 24 years ago -- had the Caps eliminated the Pens in a playoff series, O-fer in seven attempts since.
That all changed Monday night.
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Unbeknownst to Mike Sullivan and the Penguins, the Capitals had a secret weapon: feesh.
That's right. Feesh.
Grant Paulsen and Danny Rouhier of 106.7 The Fan explain.
Grant: This one time was our time. Sound the sirens back at the pier! We've turned this boat around and we're coming to port, and we've got feesh! The Washington Capitals are onto Round 3.
Danny: Damn right. You are damned right.
I mean, if they both agree he's right, I guess he's right.
I've been trying to glean some hidden meaning from Grant's calls for feesh for several weeks. I remain just as clueless today. I implore you to find anything remotely resembling an answer anywhere in this four-minute montage from Tuesday's broadcast.
But boatloads of Caps fans seem to understand its significance, so who am I to keep them from their feesh?
@Russellmania621 The great Russell disclaimer!!Gotta give @granthpaulsen a hand for being the captain and promising Feesh
— Chivalry's Last Hope (@FatPoet10) May 8, 2018Thank you Hal. And I'm pumped for you.
— Grant Paulsen (@granthpaulsen) May 8, 2018Captain The weather is great for sailing storms are approaching Rumors of thunder and lightning ahead just like that catchy tune from Imagine Dragons... However there are no dragons in the water Just plenty of Feesh! We museth not fear the lightning as the storms draw near #FEESH
— Chase Godwin (@thebaldbassman) May 8, 2018We brought dinner for everybody.
— Grant Paulsen (@granthpaulsen) May 8, 2018@funnydanny @granthpaulsen Ports Radio: 106.7 the Feesh. pic.twitter.com/mjDVOJ57qP
— Wookiee Of The Year (@WookieeOTY) May 8, 2018LOVE THE FIRE! @funnydanny. Please join us on the #andreaGail. We need ya. #BringOnTampa #FEESH @granthpaulsen
— Enoch Boateng (@blakbro2k) May 8, 2018@granthpaulsen Feesh!
— rpwilson (@rpwilson531) May 8, 2018I got on this boat knowing we were sailing into rough waters, and we were going to take on water, and we might not come back.Im not turning around Danny. We're staying out until tomorrow until the sun comes up, and we're bringing home a lot of damn feesh for everybody to eat!
— Donald Poole (@DonaldP02207887) May 8, 2018so many big feesh
— Grant Paulsen (@granthpaulsen) May 8, 2018There’s still room on the boat, Danny. Plenty of feesh. @granthpaulsen pic.twitter.com/jtDOiivcov
— Brandon Copeland (@BCope2015) May 8, 2018Grant, I appreciate you’re belief in the Caps. Let’s keep catching feesh.
— Ryan Reames (@RyanReames19) May 8, 2018@NBCSCapitals @granthpaulsen let’s not talk Tampa tonight. Let’s just bask in what this meant to all of us true DC sports fans. And eat #feesh.
— Joshua Brown (@martianroc) May 8, 2018AND WE ARE EATING FEESH!
— Alexander Daragan (@adaragan) May 8, 2018One day I hope to decipher this secret code with which they communicate. Until then... more feesh?
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