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How The Washington Capitals Can Win The Stanley Cup . . . And Why They Won’t

By Bob Duff, Featurd
August 16 2018

2017-18 Outcome: Defeated Vegas Golden Knights in Stanley Cup final

Bodog odds of winning 2018-19 Stanley Cup: +1100

The long wait is over. Just when it looked as though faith in the Washington Capitals was misplaced, they went out and won the Stanley Cup.

So now what happens? Are the Caps happy campers with their inscriptions forever etched on the legendary silver bauble, or do they hunger for more?

How The Washington Capitals Can Win The Stanley Cup

It’s Not Like It Hasn’t been Done Before: Of all the teams that would figure to be satisfied by a Cup triumph, you’d have to suspect that a first-time winner would be most likely to lean toward smug.