Go Caps!
No, seriously, just go.
A solid goaltending effort and Jay Beagle's first NHL goal were both tarnished by (yet another) ugly & nasty third period breakdown from the best forty minute team in hockey. And I don't wanna hear from injuries, scheduling, or any other lame excuse.
They had a two goal lead entering the third period and just had to be one goal better than a lesser team for twenty minutes. Here it is in the coach's words:
"This was a collapse by 20 guys," Washington coach Bruce Boudreau said. "There's no other way to sugarcoat it. "We had complete control of the game. Someone lit a fire under them and we couldn't match it."
This team will not get better until they address the defensive problem - the current personnel cannot get the job done and there will be no opportunity to upgrade so long as the club is wallowing under the specter of the Michael Nylander contract.
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