Capitals Outsider · Apr 11, 2019
The Importance of Multiple Championships
(Caps Outsider)While the Caps winning the 2017-18 Stanley Cup will forever be etched in our memory, I believe years from now, when reflecting back on this era, only having the one will prove to be bittersweet.
Over the past 11 years, the Washington Capitals didn’t build a consistent winner, have the best goal scorer of a generation, and win the Presidents’ Trophy three times just so they could win one Stanley Cup. Since 2007-2008, when the Bruce Boudreau led the Caps to their first playoff berth in the Alex Ovechkin era, the Capitals have the best record in the league, seven points ahead of the Pittsburgh Penguins.