The Washington Capitals waited 42 years for their first Stanley Cup.
Go ahead, celebrate as long as you want.
For those of you who remember those harsh nights at the Capital Center back in the mid-1970s, redemption is yours. If you snuck a radio under your pillow to listen to Rod Langway, Mike Gartner and Bobby Carpenter in the 1980s, buy that extra bottle of bubbly.
If you still have nightmares from the 1998 Finals, toast Olaf Kolzig and tip a glass for Peter Bondra too. The Cup belongs to Washington and those memories of Alex Ovechkin lifting the greatest prize in sports will never fade.