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Once their three stud finally got used to playing together in a new system it was only a matter of time, then the scoring depth could not be matched. Look at how the Caps played them. Fair to say that even with Kuzy missing the top 6 beat the pens top 6 which would usually win a series. Yet the Pens have Phil Kessel on the 3rd line which was too much to handle and the HBK line dominated because they had the talent to take over an entire series. Does Burakovsky-Eller-Connolly have that ability to take over a series???? No!
Flip the script to this season what is different. The Penguins still have their three studs going and arguably better than last year. Not healthy right now but that just means they will have fresh guys come playoff time.
It is very intimidating when everyone in the Metro is openly trying to add and trying to get better and the Caps are comfortable to stand pat. Look at the record vs. Metro teams this year its under .500. With all those teams getting better and the potential of having to play 3 Metro teams to get to the finals the Caps have to add.
21 games of intense pressure is a very long time to get to the finals, is this roster right now built for that?
