2009-2010 Caps Season Wrap-Up Part I

Well, the Lord certainly does work in mysterious ways... As disappointed as we were with the Caps untimely demise in the Stanley Cup Playoffs this season, it turned out for us, and maybe the Caps too, to be a blessing in disguise. With everything that has gone on in our personal and professional lives since Game 7, we have a hard time wondering just how in the world we would have been able to keep up if the Caps had advanced further and further into this year's playoffs. And the time way has given us a chance for a little less emotional perspective on the season which is always good.#1. If we learned nothing else about this team, it is that it peaked too soon this season. That and nobody in their right mind could predict what happened in the Eastern Conference Playoffs this season. The top 3 seeds all went out in the first round and seeds 7 and 8 faced off for the Conference Finals. That does not happen very often , so not only were the Caps not alone in the unmet expecta...