What's Helped Make Logan Thompson So Successful? Support From Goalie Partner Charlie Lindgren: 'Friends First, Teammates Second'
The Capitals goaltenders have a strong dynamic that's helped Thompson down this final stretch.
ARLINGTON, V. A. — Charlie Lindgren has the timing down perfectly.
When a media timeout rolls around, he knows Logan Thompson likes to take a break at the bench. So, as the backup, Lindgren makes sure that he's at the ready with Thompson's water and electrolyte drink out on the bench, and a pep talk to go with it. It's all part of being a good goalie partner, which Lindgren believes is one of the most important relationships when it comes to team success.
"Your two goalies, in my opinion, have to get along, and they have to drive. Me and Logan, we're really good friends," Lindgren said. "I think we see the game the right way, the same way we're competitors.
I just want to be a good person for him. " Since arriving in D. C.