Caps win...FINALLY!!!!

After an 8 game skid, the Caps finally found victory yesterday against the Senators. Still, again they got down early. The Senators took a 2-0 lead before the Caps rallied for a 3-2 win.

I watched the game on Saturday against the Bruins and we fought hard in the final two periods but still came up short. We outshot the Bruins something like 26-2 in the final period but only found the net once.

Last night, Eric Fehr looked like he found the net right before the end of the first period but the puck went in a half second after the horn sounded so the goal did not count.

There are some troubling signs with this Caps team. Boudreau has altered the schemes to be more defensive minded and gear them better for the playoffs. However, it just doesn't seem to be working. Our offense is down and our main offensive weapons (Ovie, Backstrom, Semin, etc.) have not been finding the net. On top of that, we are still letting in goals so not sure what the benefit is of the new system. Also, we seem to be snake bitten. Seems like we hit the post often and just aren't getting the breaks. Finally, we just can't seem to put an entire 60 minutes of quality hockey together. We just seem to go these long stretches in the game where we look like we don't even want to be there and are getting outworked and outhustled. That is unacceptable.

The only hope is that after last night's win, it gets the monkey off their backs and they can get on a win streak. We went from being one of the stronger teams in the NHL (prior to the losing streak) to middle of the pack within out own division. This team has too much talent and is expected to make a run at the Cup so the recent play cannot be tolerated. The stars need to play better and Boudreau needs to get his guys ready to play better. I like Boudreau but maybe he should spend less time doing commercials and more time preparing his team. As much as I don't like to think about it, continued losing and Boudreau's seat will start to get a little warmer.

Penguins come to town this week and the teams seem to be going in different directions. We need that win not just for the 2 points but for our psyche and to let the league know that we are still a top tier team.

LETS GO CAPS!!!