Three things we’re talking about today when we’re talking about the Caps…
1. Not so Special
There’ll be plenty of time to talk about the Caps’ future, some of which looks even brighter today than it did before the playoffs started. But for now, a quick look back on the series that was, starting with the obvious long pole in the tent, the Caps’ special teams.
Over the four games, the Caps’ power play went 2-for-17 (11.8%) and came out dead even in goal differential, yielding a pair of soul-crushing shorties. And it’s not like it was a particularly snake-bitten unit either – per Natural Stat Trick, the Caps only generated 2.