The events of the last few days prove one thing — The Wash. Times was SOOOOOOOO smart to cut their Sports section.

Washington Capitals name Alex Ovechkin captain – The Post
Without hoopla and hype, superstar Alex Ovechkin was named the 14th regular captain in Washington Capitals history yesterday. I thought that Brooks Laich (who is another locker-room/media relations leader) may get it, but I find no fault with Ovi wearing the C — nobody plays harder and that is one of the best examples a captain can set. Laich will certainly continue to contribute as well. The Great 8 turned down captaincy in 2006 because he was not yet comfortable with his English.

The Caps beat the Montreal Canadiens last night too.

In other Caps news, Dave Steckel and Tyler Sloan got 3 and 2 year deals (Japers Rink)
respectively.

Lastly, on the Caps front, prospect John Carlson is an even bigger American hero than Ricky Stanzi.

Take that Canada! That won the World Junior Championships for the USA.

I just missed sitting on a conference call introducing D.C.’s newest relief pitcher…

Capps, Nats finalize one-year deal – nationals.com
The Washington Nationals signed Matt Capps, a relief pitcher who has closed in the past. He is the third former Pittsburgh Pirate on the roster, so I guess we can say “the pennant is ours!” Here is a press conference wrap-up from Nationals News Network.

Now we move onto Gilbert Arenas of the Washington Wizards nee Bullets…

MIKE WISE – Dear Gilbert, You’ve really blown it now – The Post
In basketball, Gilbert continues to be Gilbert, but he is still in deep trouble. As I said before, never being serious is fun for a while, but not when the team is 11-21 and guns are involved. Its too bad, but his road to redemption is steep here in D.C. if he’s even given the chance.

Some good news though — the Wiz beat the Philadelphia 76ers again! Bad news — they don’t play again this season.

Of course, the big news is the new football coach…
D.C. United introduces new coach Curt Onalfo – The Post
Oh, that’s not what you were thinking…

Redskins and Mike Shanahan reach agreement – The Post
I for one welcome our new burgundy and gold overlord. I think Shanahan will make the Redskins respectable again, but don’t see him getting a Super Bowl ring here. He will probably bring in a respectable offensive line though.

A quiet couple of days…