G Kolzig confirms he’ll leave Capitals (AP)

G Kolzig confirms he’ll leave Capitals (AP)
When Olie Kolzig removed his nameplate from the Washington Capitals’ locker room after their last playoff game, then skipped a mandatory meeting the next morning, everyone figured his time with the team was over. Now Kolzig confirms he won’t be back. “For me, it was disappointing the way it ended. … It just doesn’t feel right,” the 38-year-old goalie told The Washington Post for a story Friday.

Longtime Caps goalie won’t be coming back
When Olie Kolzig removed his nameplate from the Washington Capitals’ locker room after their last playoff game, then skipped a mandatory meeting the next morning, everyone figured his time with the team was over. Now Kolzig confirms he won’t be back. “For me, it was disappointing the way it ended. … It just doesn’t feel right,” the 38-year-old goalie told The Washington Post for a story Friday. “But at the same time, as an athlete, you have to know when to move on.

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