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Originally Posted by chsb
I beg to differ!
The Caps have a really fresh crew with hardly no injuries to speak of while the Rangers are bruised.
Furthermore their top players are fresh from very limited ice time against the Bruins.
Also the defensive game proned by the Caps is very underrated on these board....they blocked over 130 shots against the Bruins in 7 games....that is remarkable.
Their PK was consistent all season as one of the best in the NHL and they got gamebreakers like the Rangers do not....
They are also a tough team to play against and they are very deep.
IF Holtby can play like he did against the Bruins, I predict a win for the Caps in 6 games.
I looked at a few Rangers games against the Senators; they were underwhelming.... and I know the Caps can play much better than the Sens.
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The Rangers will exploit
Wideman, Hamrlik, & Schultz. Those three r the reason Hunter plays a 1-4 essentially.
Boston didn't have the speed or forechecking ability the Rangers have. Incidentally Ottawa played a better two way game than Washington did.