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Rink Roundtable: Caps at the Half

The first half of the 2021-22 season has come and gone, with plenty of ups and downs along the way. With 41 games looming before the postseason, it’s time to take stock of what the Caps have done with those first 41 games... and what the second half could hold for them.

Q1. In 100 words or less, sum up your thoughts on the first half of the Caps’ 2020-21 season.

J.P.: They’ve overcome a lot in terms of injuries and illness and have become a pretty strong defensive team with an age-defying Alex Ovechkin and rejuvenated Evgeny Kuznetsov carrying the offense.