We are witnessing a nice little run, a run of games were we are truly dominant and performing to expectations if not exceeding expectations. With our win last night - 5 to 1 over the Ducks - we have won eight in a row and have 76 points. We are 19-3 and 3 at home. Verizon Center is a tough place for teams to play against us. Thank you Caps fans.
We are first in the East by six points and now second in the NHL only behind San Jose.
Alex Semin is playing his best hockey. His second goal was truly an exhibit of world class hand eye coordination. After the game I told him he was a magician. My new nickname for him is Merlin!
Go Caps! No rest for the weary. We play Friday and Sunday, four games in six days once again.
Tags: NHL, Ted Leonsis, Ted's Take, Washington Capitals
Wasn’t Merlin a Wizard?
I’m just sayin’…
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We are enjoying it, Ted - and doing our part by rocking the red at VC and around town!
Ted:
Nice to know a few folks are getting the job done in D.C!
Who cares what Merlin was! All I know is the Caps are a really really good team. My personal life is in the can right now and the Caps are really the only good thing going for me. I’ve been a fan since I was 8, and now 19 years later each victory tastes so sweet. Semin’s shot was sick! It was so hard that it obliterated JS’ water bottle.
It’s truly a wonderful time to be a Cap’s fan.
How concerned are you that the wear and tear of the compressed schedule on top of high pressure tournament play of the Olympics are going to effect your Olympians come playoff time. Teams like Washington and San Jose who seem to be crusin’ now will be brusin’ in June don’t you think?
World class players produce world class results
You said it, Ted. No rest for the weary. It only gets worse from now until the Olympic break. The Caps have 9 games left on the schedule before the break, and in 7 of them, their opponent will have a significant rest advantage in the several days before the game relative to the Caps. That begins tomorrow night with Florida.
I’ve been thinking that the break will come at an inconvenient time, just as the Caps are on a roll, and I’ve felt for a long time that the look and feel of the league (who the most dangerous teams are) will change in some significant ways down the stretch because of the disconnect that the Olympics will create. Statistics says this almost has to be the case.
Whether the Caps will be one of the teams affected, and if so in what way, has yet to be determined. But given the upcoming schedule, don’t be surprised if the recent relative cakewalk comes to a screeching halt in the next couple of weeks, and the break may be the best thing for the team.
On the other hand, if the Caps continue to plow ahead and win most of the remaining nine games before the break, that should be a warning shot across the bow to the rest of the NHL that the Caps are going to be extremely difficult to handle down the road …..