ARLINGTON, V.A. — Before Brandon Duhaime went to sit down in his stall, he noticed that his seat cushion was soaked in water. He stalked off to get a towel, and then cleaned up the mess before quickly pointing out the culprit.
"Matt Roy," he called out.
Duhaime is the latest Capitals player to fall into the latest locker room antics, which include an all-out prank war.
Though the 27-year-old is one of the more humorous characters in the room, he wouldn't take credit for starting things on Saturday.
"No, no, I got roped in," Duhaime said. "I don't even know what today was about. I think Matt Roy's upset about something... he said he spilled it, but it just seems a little targeted to me."
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While Duhaime's innocent on Saturday's front, Tom Wilson said that he's behind quite a few of the antics.
"He keeps everybody on their toes," Wilson laughed.
Wilson wouldn't dive into specifics — "I'm not snitching," he insisted with a grin — though he did say that he's often a target of Duhaime's antics.
How come?
"He's an easy target," Duhaime said. "It snowballs on the things you can attack him for. It's fun to poke him a little bit. Not too far, you don't want him seeing red, but it's fun to get on him."
Besides Duhaime, Aliaksei Protas and Logan Thompson have also played their share of jokes on their teammates, with Protas appearing to be the one who taped Andrew Mangiapane's hat near the ceiling. As for Thompson, he's hidden his share of hockey sticks from Taylor Raddysh.
Still, it's all in good fun and just another way the tight-knit group stays connected.
"It doesn't matter who you are, no one's safe," Wilson said with a smile.
