re: MSB Season Long Hockey Thread

We've had this discussion before and I think every person who has commented on the Caps is wrong. The Caps won by being different and trying to be like everyone else turned them into a mediocre team. And in what series were they "out-toughed"? The Habs just had miracle goaltending. The Lightning won by the trap and having a better top line. The Rangers was a coin flip series that came up tails. I don't think the Caps lost any of those series because they lacked toughness.

The most brutal series the Caps played in their current incarnation, they won. They out-toughed the Bruins.

What the Caps needed was more skill on the second line, and some secondary scoring. There was way too much standing around and waiting for Ovie.