there is actually no Jeff Skinner in this post but I have no Caps icon

Last night was open Caps practice at the Verizon Center as part of Fan Appreciation Week, which meant free food and drink, plus 20% off all Caps merchandise. celerywench and I, along with a few thousand other desperate fans, filed into the arena in our red and blue to get our hockey on two days before the start of the season.

( More recap! Plus some pics of dubious phone quality. )