Last night I watched in awe as the Montreal Canadians disposed of the Washington Captials. As the game was over I recalled the comments from Blue Jackets forward R.J. Umberger who had said earlier in the year basically said that the Washington Capitals were not a going to win in the playoffs. Umberger's comments look spot on now.
Here's what Umberger said:
“I don’t think any team in the West would be over matched by them,” Umberger said. “They play the wrong way. They want to be moving all the time. They float around in their zone, looking for breakaways and odd-man rushes.
“A good defensive team is going to beat them (in the playoffs). If you eliminate your turnovers and keep them off the power play, they’re going to get frustrated because they’re in their zone a lot.” [Puck Rakers Blog]
This is what the Montreal Canadians basically did the last three games. They got good goaltending and score when they had to. The Canadians also capitalized on power play and made the Capitals pay for taking stupid penalties. Lastly, you can not go 1/33 and win a playoff series. That is about three percent on the power play.
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