Since Bruce Boudreau took over behind the bench in Washington, the Capitals have appeared to be on the verge of icing a Stanley Cup contender each and every year.
But, for a variety of reasons, the Caps have failed to truly reach their potential as a team, as they've fallen short during the last six postseasons.
Five division titles later, the Capitals are still lead by a strong core consisting of Alex Ovechkin, Mike Green, Nicklas Backstrom and Brooks Laich, so at least on paper, this is a team that has enough firepower to make a serious run at the franchise's first Stanley Cup in 2013-14.
However, at least for now, there are a handful of obstacles that head coach Adam Oates's team will have to overcome, so here's a look at the team's biggest potential problems this season.
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Biggest Potential Problems for Washington Capitals’ 2013-14 Season
October 3rd, 2013 by Ryan Davenport Leave a reply »
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