by Adam GretzFiled under: Capitals, Penguins, NHL Fans, Winter Classic
Anytime an event has the hype, buildup and anticipation of the Winter Classic, it's easy to lose focus of what's really at stake when the puck drops. When Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau was asked after the game what the win meant for his team going forward, he laughed, raised his hands up in the air and said, "that's just two points."
It's the one time -- probably including playoffs -- per year that the NHL is on the center stage of the sports world -- or as close to it as it can get -- so the game will obviously take on a larger importance and it's easy to forget that, at the end, it is just two points.
Some final thoughts on the 2011 Winter Classic...
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Source: http://nhl.fanhouse.com/2011/01/03/2011-winter-classic-closing-thoughts/
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