Washington Capitals 2010-2011 ongoing thread

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Originally Posted by saden1

Garbage team. They're going to choke like always...maybe not in the first round but in the subsequent rounds for sure.

Did you not see how hard they played last night? The blocked shots, the hits, the dirty goals, the forecheck. On top of that they finally were able to stay the course and play good enough defense to overcome a hot goalie. Unlike last year where Halack was stopping 52 shots while the Canadians were up by 3.

I couldn't have been more proud of how they played last night. In fact I'm starting to enjoy these dirty 2-1, 1-0 wins more then the 5-4 shootouts from last year that they lost 2-1 to the Habs in last years first round exit.

All they need to run away with this series is to capitalize on those shots from last night that went off the post, but luckily for them the new defense first philosophy will help them win these low scoring games.

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

No more one step at a time. They need to make it at least to the conference finals or it's another wasted season in my opinion

Since the inception of the NHL's Winter Classic outdoor game starting during the 2007-2008 NHL Season, the away team in each instance has gone on to the Stanley Cup Finals (Hooray!) only to lose that series (F**k).

Another good sign for the Caps is the fact that not only did they finally start the playoffs with the right goalie, but Nuevy has never lost a North American Playoff series.