Snapshots of the Week Ahead: Week 15
Where we talk about the Caps’ light work week. Two games but important ones, crucial ones. Just don’t call them “must win”.yet.
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Week 15 is when the schedule turns for the Washington Capitals. With their season series against both the Buffalo Sabres and New Jersey Devils complete, the last few weeks will be devoted to playoff-eligible teams or teams that have some playoff hopes remaining. It is a difficult stretch that will either leave the Caps playoff-ready with this trial by fire, or it will leave them spent as they head into the second season. Fortunately, the first week of this difficult stretch is a lighter workload week with only one opponent and two games on the docket.
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Somewhat akin to the Philadelphia Flyers rivalry with the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Philadelphia club s clashes with the Washington Capitals were far too lopsided in the Flyers favor in the early years to be considered much of a rivalry at all. By 1982, however, the Caps began to emerge as a solid NHL club and there started to be more at stake in the standings. By the time the teams started to face off against one another in the playoffs and games between the teams became physical, chippy contests, the teams couldn t stand the sight of one another.
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High Noon Neon - The last season in which the Capitals faced the Pittsburgh Penguins, Ronald Reagan was in his first term in the White House. Late Night with David Letterman debuted on NBC. The first CD player was sold in Japan. The New York Islanders were in the midst of a dynastic run of four straight Stanley Cup titles. Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands.