The Brooklyn Dodgers slogan in the 1920s and 30s, "Wait til next year!" has now moved to a different city and different sport. The slogan is now best suited towards the Washington Capitals. They've reached the post season every year for the past 6 seasons. So why can't we win a Stanly Cup?!?! The team is good, the players are good, the goalies are good, it doesn't add up. It's like the team has a phobia of winning in the post season. They won the first two games against the New York Rangers before falling apart. They managed to hang on until game 7 at the Verizon Center but lost; horribly, I mean, it was a humiliating. 5-0, on home ice.. IN GAME 7. Come on, that shouldn't happen in the post season (unless it's to a team like *cough the penguins cough*). If you made it into the playoffs you should be able to keep from being swept like that. Myself, along with all the other Caps fans, will just have to wait til next year.
Unless they happen to be a Bruins fan, then they don't have to wait just yet. In beating the Pittsburgh Penguins in game 4, 1-0, they put Sid the Kid and the rest of the "impressive" Penguins away for the season. The Boston Bruins are moving on to the Stanly Cup Finals. The Chicago Blackhawks are the last team standing between them and hoisting the Cup once again. It would be nice to have a 7th Championship to add to the list. It would look good next to the awesome win in game 7 against the Vancouver Canucks two years ago. First they need to play and play well. No silly giveaways or pointless penalties. The Chicago-Boston series starts June 12 at 8pm. Chicago advanced after beating the L.A. Kings, last year's champions.
Here's a bracket of the NHL Playoffs:
Eastern Conference
Washington Capitals vs. New York Rangers --
-- Boston Bruins vs. New York Rangers --
Boston Bruins vs. Toronto Maple Leafs --
--Boston Bruins vs. Pittsburgh Penguins --
Ottawa Senators vs. Montréal Canadiens --
-- Ottawa Senators vs. Pittsburgh Penguins --
New York Islanders vs. Pittsburgh Penguins --
Stanly Cup Final
Boston Bruins vs. Chicago Blackhawks
Western Conference
L.A. Kings vs. St. Louis Blues --
-- L.A. Kings vs. San Jose Sharks --
San Jose Sharks vs. Vancouver Canucks --
-- L.A. Kings vs. Chicago Blackhawks --
Detroit Redwings vs. Anaheim Ducks --
-- Detroit Redwings vs. Chicago Blackhawks --
Minnesota Wild vs. Chicago Blackhawks --
D.C. just isn't the place to have a winning team. The Nationals have struggled to keep from adding up the
losses; now with a even win/loss record of 31 each. How the team that had a stellar season last year is now blundering through this one is beyond me. Yes, they don't have some of their key players like Bryce Harper; but they should be able to play a good game still. They seem to have lost the power to play like they want it. Really, how hard is it to at least look like you want it. Last night they swept the Chicago Twins in a double header, 7-0 and 5-4 respectively. They play the Colorado Rockies June 11 at 8:40pm.
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