Game 7 Caps vs. Canadiens 4-28-2010 Post-Mortem

Well, at least we still have their baseball team...We can't say were all that surprised right now. We don't know what it is but there's just something about this franchise. If it isn't a hose job or a freak injury or a bad bounce or who knows what else, then this franchise just can't seem to get out of its own way. How else do you explain the blown playoff leads and the 2-7 record in Game 7, 2-6 at home? We knew the shoe was eventually going to drop on us, it always does. But congratulations folks, we're not only the first #1 seed to blow a 3-1 lead to a #8 seed but we gave Jacques Martin his first win ever in a Game 7.The seed for the loss tonight was first planted back in late January-early February when the Caps went on that magical 14 game winning streak. Simply put, this team peaked way too soon folks. Remember all those lists of NHL teams with long winning streaks during the regular season? The most recent team to win the Cup was the Islanders ...