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Originally Posted by Weary
The Caps are in the playoff race? That's a good one.
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The Caps have just finished a run of 13 games, 9 on the road, 11 against teams above .500, Philly, St. Louis, Tampa bay/Atlanta tied, Dallas, are all leading their divisions. Toronto is 2nd in its division by 1 pts. that's 8 games. Only the Atlanta games where played in Washington. This is not an excuse. Its a reality. They 13 game stretch of schedule they just played are probably 8 or 9 loses under any circumstances.
Now...they start a long stretch of games where they mostly play at home against teams that are not the leagues elite. I think we will have a better idea of what kind of hockey team there is here by thanksgiving.
I think its easy to overlook how brutal the Caps schedule has been just likes its easy to miss how easy Tampa's schedule has been. 10 games,
8 at home, 3 against teams over .500. only one of those on the road.
Just some perspective and food for thought.