CAPS!!!

I know the hockey season is over but the NHL channel has been running 2009 playoff hockey games and I've been catching pieces of the Caps wins over the Penguins in their series and three things come to mind.

1. I miss watching the Caps.

2. How close we were to beating them (forget Game 7) and taking that next step to the Cup.

3. How I watch knowing the final outcome but almost hoping that some how there will be a different outcome.

Anyway, the Caps have a lot to be excited about and I said all of last year that this coming year is the year we have to expect to win the Cup. Two years ago we had the miraculous run after they fired Hanlon and brought in Boudreau. They generated a lot of excitement in the area and built/rebuilt their fan base. They got a taste of the playoffs. Last year, they were still young but playoffs were a definite. They ended up having a very good year and had some success in the playoffs. This coming year they are still young but they are experienced. They know what it is like to be a great team and now they have to act like it and the expectation has to be anything less than the Cup is a failure.

I know it is early to talk about hockey but can't wait to see the Caps again!