Washington’s perfect start through seven games seems like a long time ago, doesn’t it? When Dale Hunter took over for Bruce Boudreau, it was thought that he would give the Capitals a spark. But as one writer points out, the pre-season Cup contenders are actually going in reverse, and are in danger of missing the playoffs altogether.Following back-to-back losses coming out of the All-Star break, Hunter’s squad finds themselves in ninth place in the Eastern Conference. It’s the lowest they’ve been in the standings this late in the season since the 2007-08 campaign. Who would have predicted in September that the Caps would be looking up at Senators and Panthers (albeit improved)? Yet, that’s the exact position they still in here on February 2nd.There are many reasons for the Capitals’ inconsistency, downfall – whatever you want you to call it.Nicklas Backstrom being out of the lineup for a month now obviously isn’t helping matters. Though he doesn’t have the same fanfare as Alex ...
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Bruce Boudreau,
Nicklas Backstrom,
Alexander Ovechkin,
Mike Green,
George Mcphee,
Tomas Vokoun,
Michal Neuvirth
TEAMS: Washington Capitals, Montreal Canadiens
TEAMS: Washington Capitals, Montreal Canadiens
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