Canes Country · Apr 11, 2019
Previewing the Capitals with Japers’ Rink
Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty ImagesThis time last year, the Washington Capitals were still wearing the burden of history like an anvil on their back. They were starting their backup goaltender to begin the playoffs. Alex Ovechkin wasn’t getting any younger. Tom Wilson was still a regular customer at the Department of Player Safety’s bank deposit window. They’d won the Metro, but few were picking them to go all the way.
Three hundred sixty-five days later, the narrative surrounding the Caps could not possibly be more different.