On February 28, 2011, the Washington Capitals made two splashes at the annual NHL trade deadline. On this date, the Caps sat at 33-20-10 which was good for 76 points.
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This season was important on many levels for the Washington Capitals. With Bruce Boudreau still at the helm, they quickly seemed to put their embarrassing defeat in the first round of the 2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs behind them by starting 17-6-2.
As the Capitals entered December, something drastically changed. A 0-5-2 run for everyone to see on HBO’s Road to the Winter Classic essentially changed the way Boudreau’s Caps played the game.