Whicker: Blow up your franchise when things go wrong? The Washington Capitals didn’t

A mad Russian was on a rampage in the District of Columbia.
He drank many beers at a baseball game. He took off his shirt and jumped into fountains. He went behind the bar at Cafe Milano, with the President’s daughter and husband in the house. He sang songs and did a headstand into a silver vase.
Alex Ovechkin was the Pie-eyed Piper, leading his teammates and everyone with a cellphone  through the streets, the Stanley Cup by his side even as he stumbled into bed Saturday night.
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