In fact, in the playoffs more times than not they end up being odd man situations that bite them in the ass like it did last season when the NY RAG$ almost knocked them out in the first round. If you recall Fedorov became the oldest players ever to have a GWG in a game 7 and they beat the RAG$ 2-1.

Those Capitals made it beyond round one for the first time since 1998 (last year) and their team as constructed looks good on paper but IMHO they are fragile not only in goal but with a coach who may not have caught on to playoff hockey ion the NHL as of yet.

No doubt they are a scary team but usually they play out of control with not very much discipline. I see them as ripe for a first round upset if they get a hot goalie (such as with Rask or Thomas) or if Carter makes it back with Philadelphia and a few goons start playing physical with Ovechkin and Semin. We’ve already seen that Orpik is in Semin’s head.
What’s surprised me most about Washington is that Ovechkin has never been in a fight. This guy in his career has never went toe to toe with anybody. How’s that happen?

All offense, no toughness, and very suspicious goaltending usually doesn’t go to far in the playoffs no matter what the regular season looked like.