It’s been awhile since the Caps have seen the Chicago Fire—July of last year to be exact, when the Caps won 3-2 at BC Place. The matchups have often produced some interesting moments in recent years from the Fire beating Vancouver down at Toyota Park in 2017 (roh ruh) to the Great Masato Kudo Punch Out of 2016 (which culminated in the Great Blas Perez Bicycle Kick of 2016. Good times).
The Fire were busy this past offseason, bringing in a variety of fresh faces. That’s included into this season, with the TAM signing of former Argentina international Nicolas Gaitan from China (who we learn below may well make his full debut Friday).