Niklas Backstrom lashes out after yet another failure by Washington
New York. Last week, the Washington Capitals finally got back superstars Niklas Backstrom and Tom Wilson.
Since then, to everyone’s surprise, they’ve been scarier than before and last night they lost again to a suspended Philadelphia.
– In the last two games, we weren’t ourselves. It’s something we have to change, Bäckis says.
After a patchy start to the regular season, the Capitals played well in the second half of the fall and fans were rubbing their hands in anticipation of how well he’d fared when Nicklas Backstrom and Tom Wilson were hit with long-term injuries.
Now they are rather scratching their heads. Because ever since this duo got back together this past weekend, it’s felt like October-November again. They had already won their rematch against Columbus a week earlier, 1-0, but a few days later they lost to bottom team Philadelphia on the road – and last night they tied against Philadelphia itself 3-1 at home at Capital One Arena. .
– We had a lot of our puck, but it’s about scoring goals. We have to make more and get more pucks,” says Nicklas Bäckström when he meets the media after the final whistle.
In those last two games we simply weren’t ourselves and that’s something we need to change.
For his part, he said that he feels better physically and does not feel any pain.
– But it’s been a long time since I’ve played matches, so I need to fight and get better at the game.