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From worst to first in the regular season in a three year span.
The Washington Capitals have earned the Presidents’ Trophy.
This means we will finish the year with the most points in the NHL this season.
We earn home ice advantage throughout the playoffs.
It is the first time we have earned a Presidents’ Trophy in our franchise’s history.
There will be no celebration of this trophy. We are humbled and happy but we have the correct perspective on this news.
We have checked off a bunch of goals now this regular season. We have qualified for the playoffs, won the division crown, garnered the most points in the East and secured the best record in the NHL.
We know that only about one third of the teams that have won a Presidents’ Trophy go on to win the Stanley Cup. A one in three chance so we will have to settle for those odds.
We are happy for our fans. We all know we still have work to do.
We have great respect for the process in the playoffs. Winning a Stanley Cup, 16 games is a very difficult journey to go on. It can be humbling and it can be emotional. I believe we are now experienced in what it takes to compete in the playoffs but there will be 15 other great teams all focused on winning a Stanley Cup.
In the playoffs, you throw out all regular season stats. Everyone and every player starts out with a big “0″ next to their name and next to our collective record.
We have one more week of play. Four more games. We want to stay healthy. We want to prepare for the playoffs. This will be one odd week for sure.
Thank you to our fans for believing in us.
We have miles to go before we sleep.
It is ok to smile a bit. To feel some level of happiness for winning the Presidents’ Trophy. We all understand our work isn’t done. We won’t celebrate this body of work now. I am proud of the team and our staff and players. But we all have work left to do. Go Caps! Try to be happy. You can do it.
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