Fansided · Jul 10, 2018
Washington Capitals have chance to own DC
The Washington Capitals have the rare chance to win a city over for years. Keep winning and DC becomes a hockey-mad town for a generation.
The Stanley Cup championship run made the Washington Capitals the toast of the town. After four-consecutive Metropolitan Division crowns, along with breaking through their own glass ceiling, the Caps are in the rare position to make Washington a true hockey town.
Although the team has found on-ice success since the early 1980s, playoff frustration left fans cold. No 3-1 series lead was safe. Yes, the 1997-98 squad broke through to reach the finals, but Peter Bondra and Olaf Kolzig were denied in short order by the Detroit Red Wings.