Agreed. Kostantinov, Draper, Fedorov, et al.

To be fair, the VGKs aren’t your typical “expansion team”, especially after the League made changes to try and make expansion teams more competitive. There was no way past expansion teams would be able to get a multiple SC-winning goalie, several solid D-men, and a 40 goal scorer (Neal) on their roster without…

That’s kind of harsh. What did we do to “deserve heartbreak?”

The Caps made it to a SCFs once before. I assume you mean “finally” with this current group, in the Ovechkin era?

Still one more game to play before we can start having this discussion... :)

I still remember when the Caps got swept by Detroit in the 1998 SCFs. That one was painful. Granted, the Caps were up against the formidable Red Wings and their inexperience showed. But still, that ‘98 squad hung in there.

To be fair, the VGKs aren’t your typical “expansion team”, especially after the League made changes to try and make expansion teams more competitive. There was no way past expansion teams would be able to get a multiple SC-winning goalie, several solid D-men, and a 40 goal scorer (Neal) on their roster without some…