NHL · Week of Oct 5–11
Washington Capitals
2-1 this week · vs PIT, vs NYR, vs SEA
Misery Index · Meh · ▲ from 42
Two wins in the bank, and they still spent the week cursing McIlrath, the refs and the national broadcast.
The week, game by game
Each game's fan misery, from first comment to the next game. ● marks a blowup.
- Wed, Oct 7W 5-3vs PIT41
- Fri, Oct 9W 3-1vs NYR49
- Sun, Oct 11L 3-5vs SEA68
The emotional rollercoaster
Fan misery across the week, every six hours. Up is worse. Dashed lines are games.
What happened
Two wins opened the week and barely registered. The 5-3 over Pittsburgh drew faint praise, one fan noting he "especially enjoyed the part where the Caps scored more goals than the Penguins," though the national broadcast had the room muttering about commentators who "can't stop gargling the Penn's sacks." The 3-1 against the Rangers ended ugly, Igor down, sympathy thin. Then Seattle, 5-3, turning point and sore spot: McIlrath, five minutes, a minus, and a verdict of "get this bum off my team." Two wins, worse mood.
What fans said
“That was a pretty horrifying act of violence there at the end, eh? Hope Igor's okay, but fuck the Rangers.”
u/UnderCoverDoughnuts▲ 17rage
“2nd period was a total stinker. Defense makes stupid zone clearing passes.”
u/HeyitsyaboyJesus▲ 16frustration
“So the goalie can just trip our players? Since when the fuck was that allowed 😭😭”
u/inkrypt3d▲ 12rage
“I know we talk about it every time but my god the commentators can’t stop gargling the Penn’s sacks. I hate national broadcasts.”
u/SuspiciousHead6595▲ 10rage
““Fuck.” \-Dylan McIlrath (10/9/2026 7:24 pm)”
u/lebby6209▲ 10rage
“What the fuck kinda call is that”
u/inkrypt3d▲ 10rage
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