Clan-Members » ano said. It was the same feeling as wh

ARLINGTON, Va. -- 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. Instead, he let the memory of the second-round playoff exit fuel him from time to time.That hurt, it lingers, and I think you can use that as motivation, he said. That kind of stuff creeps into your mind, and it pushes you.Several months removed from another painful playoff loss, the Capitals came to training camp ready to harness whatever energy they could from it while also preparing to move past it and focus on another run at the Cup this season. Almost the entire roster is back from the Presidents Trophy-winning team that ran roughshod over the NHL during the regular season, and with Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom and goaltender Braden Holtby in their primes, there isnt time to waste on reflection and hindsight.You need to see where things went awry and try to rectify it, said veteran winger Justin Williams, one of several players with one year left on his contract. We set a standard with having successful teams, a team every year fans can look at and say, You know, we legitimately have a chance to win it again. As players, we embrace that, and we respect it, and we know that these opportunities that we have in front of us arent forever.Along with Williams, winger T.J. Oshie and defenseman Karl Alzner could be unrestricted free agents July 1. Restricted free-agent center Evgeny Kuznetsov will get a big raise on a new deal, and Washingtons salary cap picture will get more difficult as the years go on. Ovechkin just turned 31, and though he led the league in goal-scoring last season, theres no certainty as to how long his Hall of Fame-caliber production will keep up.?After winning the division by 16 points and losing in the second round (again), general manager Brian MacLellan doesnt think theres a bigger burden to win this year, with so many unknowns on the horizon.I think theres pressure every year, he said. Last year, we were a contender, theres pressure. Same pressure this year. We have a goal of winning a championship. We know were close, and we need to pursue it, and well do everything we can to get there.Alzner was just starting to get over the early exit when pictures of the Penguins celebrating with the Cup filled his social media feeds. The ironman whose groin injury forced him out of the deciding Game 6 and led to sports hernia surgery scoffed at the notion that Pittsburghs winning makes the loss easier to take.Its worse, in my opinion, because then you really think, OK, if I could have got past that team, then the Cup was ours, said Alzner, whos still working his way back to 100 percent. I think that all of us in the room thought that we were going to win that last year.Being great in the regular season and losing in the first or second round has become the Capitals reputation the past decade. The 2015-16 team was perhaps the best on paper, which made the late stumble into summer that much more confounding.As more top players trickle back into town after playing in the World Cup of Hockey, associate coach Todd Reirden expects the staff to impart lessons about the past season on the full group. Early in camp, the mood is light, with players eager to make a fresh start and learn from losing to the Penguins.Asked what the Capitals can do to improve, Williams deadpanned: We can finish the season with a win. Thats it.Thats a challenge that cant be accomplished until spring. Players, coaches and fans might want to fast-forward until then, but Washington has to again get there first.Youve got to be patient, center Jay Beagle said. The game has to develop. Weve got new guys, so we want to go into this year making sure were playing our best going into the end of the year and in the playoffs. Nike Blazer Shoes For Sale . After Martin Skrtel put the Reds in front from close range at Stamford Bridge after only four minutes, Hazard hit back in the 17th with a superb strike. Etoo gave Jose Mourinhos team a decisive lead from Oscars back pass in the 34th. Nike Blazer Wholesale Cheap . What general manager Dave Nonis called "short and productive" negotiations ended with Kessel signing a US$64-million, eight-year contract on Tuesday. http://www.cheapnikeblazer.com/ . Vaives lawyer Trevor Whiffen claims the former 50-goal man wasnt provided with a copy of the claim beforehand and that he would not have agreed to the allegations made against the NHL had he been asked to review its contents. Blazers Online Cheap .C. -- Glenn Howard needed an extra end to move into the Masters Grand Slam of Curling final. Nike Blazer Cheap . Brett Kulak and Jackson Houck of the Vancouver Giants were each charged with assault causing bodily harm on Aug. 18, according to the B.C. court services. AVONDALE, Ariz. --?Joey Logano won a race and a trophy Sunday, but he nearly turned into a big loser while in Victory Lane.Amid the celebration of his victory in the Can-Am 500, Logano somehow lost his wedding ring. Luckily for Logano, a crewman found it, and Logano got it back during his postrace news conference.Yay, Im married again! Logano said when he got the ring back and then looked in the room for his wife. Honey, were good.Logano knows what its like to lose his wedding ring. During his December 2014 honeymoon in Costa Rica, he lost his original wedding ring when he flipped in a kayak.He had flashbacks to that moment when he started to do a postrace interview and realized his ring was gone.I said, Not again, Logano said. It was the same feeling as when I lost it the first time.dddddddddddd I was like, Oh no, my ring is gone.But at least we found it this time. Thats really cool.Logano didnt seem worried that he will continue to keep losing the ring.Hey, this one almost lasted two years -- this one lasted pretty long, Logano said. I know I had it on before I got out of the car. After that, I was so excited, my hands were wet and it just kind of slipped, I guess.Good thing she doesnt lose her ring. My ring didnt cost that much.So what does his wife think about her husbands ability to lose his wedding ring? Brittany Logano just laughed.I should tell him to just get a tattoo, she quipped. ' ' '