It all starts tonight. The opening round of the NHL playoffs. The #2 seeded Caps will be hosting the #7 seeded Rangers. Everything that happened in the regular season is done and over with and the second season starts. It's important for the Caps to get a victory tonight and take that 1-0 series advantage. They are a young team that feeds off of momentum so a win would make a big difference. It will also take the pressure off of having to win Game #2 should they lose tonight.
Keys to the game will be the goalie play of Jose Theodore. He was a big offseason acquisition but started the season terrible. He picked it up as the season went along but we are going to need him to play big in the playoffs. Last year, we got great goaltending from Cristobal Huet. If we get anything as good as that, we will be fine.
The other key will be controlled aggression. As mentioned, the Caps key players (Ovie, Semin, Green, Backstrom) are young. No doubt they will be pumped up going into the game. However, they cannot get so pumped up that they get carried away and make mistakes. They need to play within themselves and the system. We are the better team. We just need to show it.
I'm really looking forward to the game tonight. Rock the Red and LETS GO CAPS!!!
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