While the phrase, "And down the stretch they come,” conjures up thoughts of another great spring time rite of passage, I'm speaking of the final two weeks of the NHL's regular season. After a season of adversity, the Washington Capitals have once again positioned themselves as a Stanley Cup contender.
As one of the Capitals featured columnists, over the next two weeks and leading up to the playoffs, I will dive into the team and deep inside the numbers to see whether this team can win a Stanley Cup.
The first article will discuss the trapping defense the Caps have committed to running this season and how the Caps stack up against some of the best trapping teams to win a championship.
Head coach Bruce Boudreau has stayed the course with his team. He could have easily thrown in the towel on many occasions and abandoned the new commitment to the trapping style of defense the Caps now play.
Boudreau had plenty of opportunity to go back to the run and gun offense that produced 313 goals last season. Offense has been sacrificed as has individual players stats and one need not look any further than to ...
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Article written by Alan Zlotorzynski
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