It means nothing if you think we played well. Thank you but don’t get too excited. If you think we didn’t play well - understood- but relax as it doesn’t mean anything. It was only preseason. And if you are mad at me because you think we really went 5-2, I am only taking the stats from the AP story within. 
The best thing about this preseason is that we suffered no serious injuries and that we have had a spirited and competitive camp. We learned that we have many additional young prospects that will push our veterans to play better or they won’t be playing with us much longer. That is the kind of system and team-oriented approach that we all want to see. We have been drafting and developing our players very well of late. Hershey should be terrific this year and that will help reinforce our “culture of winning and excellence.”
This week, Coach will skate the guys hard. He will focus on the system and special teams. George McPhee has some tough decisions to make as to the final roster and then we play for real this weekend; Friday at Atlanta and Saturday at home against Chicago. I hope to see you all at our home opener on Saturday night at the Verizon Center. Rock the Red! Go Caps!
Tags: Hockey, Ted Leonsis, Ted's Take, Washington Capitals
We’re done with the offseason; we’re done with camp; and now we’re done with the practice slate. We’re now double-digit hours away from being done with the wait.
It’s time.
It’s time to get the journey underway. It’s time to write the next chapter in the history of Capitals hockey. It’s time to set out for futures unknown. It’s time to start fulfilling the promises. It’s time to go beyond anywhere we’ve ever been before. It’s time to take our first steps to our first Stanley Cup Championship.
It’s time.
5-1-1 projects to 58-12-12, which is 128 points… more than Detroit had last year. I don’t think the Caps are going to do *that* well (not that I’d mind), but something like 50-20-12 would be about right. 112 points, good for the #1 seed in the Eastern conference.