As the Washington Capitals 2013 season continues to spiral out of control, the question as to who will win the battle in net has become a virtual afterthought.
After all, the team has not scored more than three goals in any game so far this year. With that as a reality, Braden Holtby or Michal Neuvirth would have to be pitching shutouts very frequently for the Caps to be victorious.
Obviously, with a 2-8-1 record, neither goalie has been shutting out anyone so far.
Thursday night in Pittsburgh, things may have hit rock bottom, as Neuvirth was pulled after giving up a bad second goal, and Holtby allowed three more as the Caps were blown out by the Pens for the second time in less than a week.
Yes, these are tough times in D.C.
Nevertheless, the question of whether Holtby or Neuvirth will emerge as the Capitals No. 1 goalie is an important one.
Ever since Olaf Kolzig's final season in D.C. in 2008, the Caps have not had much luck finding any sort of stability in net.
They went from Cristobal Huet to Jose Theodore to Semyon Varlamov to Tomas Vokoun—and none of these goalies could provide the Caps with t ...
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Who Will Win the Battle in Net for the Washington Capitals
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