Not all Caps fans are fair weathered, I just have not been on here lately due to a newborn, but I have caught every ugly minute of this season.
We (Caps Fans) could be b!tching up a storm about how up until the last game the team looked lost and uninspired but it won't do much good. Hopefully after Saturday nights game we can turn the page so to speak. At this point we can only hope to see a last place seed in the playoffs, but I am not holding my breath for that. I just hope that Oates is given the time needed to pull this team together and is not a victim of a another poor decision on McPhees' part.
I will tip my hat to your Pens as they look like the team to beat from what I have seen of them.
As for the Pens, New Jersey might have something to say about that, after sweeping Pittsburgh in a home-and-home over the weekend.
I don't see Oates losing his job after his first year in a lockout-shortened season. 48 games isn't enough to give you the big picture on his effectiveness. I do see an overhaul in personnel, and McPhee should be the first one jettisoned, IMO.
Also, not that anything can likely be done about it, but I think Ovechkin would rather be the big fish in the easier KHL. His heart is in Russia, not D.C..