If tonight's episode of HBO's 24/7 Penguins-Capitals series is even half as good as last week's debut episode it will make for an entertaining hour of TV.
Already the series is creating more buzz and mainstream media attention for the NHL and the two clubs at the centre of the series, than any actual game could. Entertainment Weekly had the debut episode listed as "Tonight's Best to Watch".
The appeal in the series is that the NHL, the Pens and the Caps have granted HBO unprecedented access to film things previously held behind closed doors. The end product is a series that appeals to diehards who get to see another aspect of the players and coaches. For casual fans they're introduced to the personalities of the players that are usually hidden behind cliches given in media scrums.
From Ovechkin's tramp stamps, to Max Talbot's flirting with Santa's helper elves and Bruce F'n Boudreau, the series is must see TV.
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