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    Goodnight Sweet Prince: Kolzig Quits

    By Chris Mottram | May 9, 2008

    kolzig.jpgOlaf Kölzig (I like to add the little German dots over his name) has been synonymous with not just the Capitals, but with DC sports as a whole for nearly 20 years. He’s the longest tenured DC athlete, and has been the Caps goalie since I was in elementary school. But the man has made it official: He is leaving Washington.

    In a piece by Tarik El-Bashir in the Post today, Olie more or less spills his guts about how he came to this decision. The article is actually pretty emo at points as Kölzig’s extremely candid:

    “When you’re down three games to one in the playoffs, I felt like it was an opportunity for me to get in there with the experience I have,” said Kolzig. “Our backs were against the wall, but it didn’t happen. I said to myself: ‘My time here in Washington has passed. They’ve chosen to go in a different direction, and this was the exclamation point on it.’”

    After the Game 7 loss in Washington, Kolzig removed his nameplate from his locker stall and skipped a team meeting the following morning. He said he plans to frame the nameplate with a jersey.
    …
    “I realized that Game 7 was my last game as a Cap. That night was a very emotional time for me. I was one of the last guys to leave. It sucked that I wasn’t playing, but I wanted us to go as far as we could.”

    So yeah, single tear and two cheers for Olie the Goalie. And what’s next for Olaf, you ask? Well, if no other team wants his services, then he’ll “just sit by the pool with a six-pack.” Enjoy those cold brews, my friend. You’ve more than earned it. Just don’t do the same thing with them that you did with the wine on your anniversary dinner a few years ago. No sense in wasting perfectly good booze:


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