Washington capitals 2011 12 season

Because of this, the Caps ended the regular season in 4th for goals against per game 2. Injuries also plagued the defense with Tom Poti groin , Mike Green concussion , and Dennis Wideman compartmental hematoma all missing significant time for the Capitals. McPhee also used the free agency period to sign veteran defenseman Roman Hamrlik who played for Montreal last season.

Carlson and Alzner figure to be the top defensive pairing going into the season while Green and Hamrlik would be a good fit for the second pairing.

The third pairing is shaping up to look like it will be Wideman with Jeff Schultz and John Erskine interchanging to fit the situation of the game. If Green and Wideman can stay healthy while Carlson and Alzner can play up to expectations, this will be one of the best defenses in the league this upcoming year.

On July 1st, the Capitals traded Semyon Valarmov to Colorado for a first round draft pick in and second round draft pick in or Right when it looked like Michal Neuvirth was looking like he was going to be the opening night starter, McPhee locked up what is arguably the best free agent in this years pool when he signed Tomas Vokoun the very next day. Now, I want to be better than him.

Vokoun will be the mentor that Neuvirth is needing to take his game to the next level, and should be one of the top goaltending tandems in the league, while Braden Holtby will be getting a majority of the playing time in Hershey. The Capitals should once again repeat as the Southeast Division champions. The conference title will be tougher to obtain with having to deal with the Penguins and the Bruins. The Capitals were in the fourth seed last year until they went on that season-ending tear and jumped the rest of the conference to wrap up home ice advantage for the second consecutive year.

The Capitals for the first time in recent memory have a complete team: a solid goaltending tandem, a great defensive corps who can play both ways, and guys up front who are scoring machines and can grind it out with the best of them. We have seen the last few seasons that the Capitals always collapse in the postseason. This year will not be the case.

Every concern that the Capitals had last season have been addressed: the Caps need more grinders Ward, Brouwer, Hamrlik , a bigger veteran presence in the crease Vokoun , and more vocal leadership Boudreau talked to Ovechkin in the offseason about this, and so far the captain has risen to expectations.

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