Caps Take Giant Step Forward With Series Win

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As I sat there watching time running down in game 7, my thoughts flashed back to game 7 of last year's playoff series against the Flyers and I started to feel a bit of apprehension about the prospects of going into overtime against the Rangers. Fortunately, Federov was able to put one in the net, and the Caps held on to complete an unlikely comeback by winning the last three games of the series. The thing that had me concerned was what losing another game 7 in overtime would do to the Capitals psyche going forward into next year. While the coaches and players will tell you that what happened in the recent past has no bearing on the present, when watching teams such as the San Jose Sharks, who have have had excellent teams the last few years but can never seem to get it done in the playoffs, and you have to wonder if it does in fact become a head thing. If the Capitals had lost again in the first round, it would have definitely tarnished the great regular season that they had regardless of their coming back from being down 3-1 in the series. Regardless of what happens in the series against the Penguins, the Capitals I believe took a large step forward in their progression by winning the series against the Rangers.

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