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Mike Babcock: “The Washington Capitals were the biggest team in the NHL last year… We all get enamoured with other things, but to win, you need heavy people”

There is much talk about your power play, obviously. How much can your penalty kill improve over the course of a year, getting a chance to practice against them regularly?

Babcock: Obviously, it helps. But let’s not get carried away. We played some exhibition games. It’s got to go right. We’ve got to be detailed and structured. Good players are one thing. Good scheme and doing it right every day is another thing.

The great thing about our power play over the last couple of years is that we’ve had two good units.