Aside from the lockout, there has been much more in recent years to disappoint Capitals fans.
Two years in a row (2010 and 2011) the Capitals finished first in the Eastern Conference and even had the best record in the NHL in 2010.
As we know, the number one seed basically means nothing once you reach the playoffs. In fact, lately the away team has been winning most of the playoff games.
The Capitals have gotten its fans hopes up and just threw all that hope down the well with disappointing playoff performances when it mattered most.
In 2010, the Capitals took a commanding 3-1 series lead against the Montreal Canadians. They would go on to lose the next three games and suffer a long, dreadful offseason.
Then in 2011, they returned to the playoffs with the same regular season success. They knocked off the New York Rangers in the first round, only to be swept by the Tampa bay Lightning in round two.
In 2012, Washington defeated the Boston Bruins in seven games after a less than stellar regular season. Once they reached the second round, they were sent away to book tee times after losing to the New York Rangers in seven ...
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