Does a cup win this year make up for all the playoff failures for Washington?

[Ocoee]

I'm a Pens fan but I would slightly enjoy it if the Caps won the cup. I was a young kid when the Pens won the cups in the early 90's but I didn't truly get to enjoy it until 2009. Even though i don't like the caps, seeing OV, Backstrom and Holtby raise the cup would be nice as a fan of the game.

 

[Filatov2Kovalev2Bonk]

OF course. The Cup is everything, once you have it you are a winner and the best and all doubters/haters are wrong.

 

[Butch 19]

I'm a Pens fan but I would slightly enjoy it if the Caps won the cup. I was a young kid when the Pens won the cups in the early 90's but I didn't truly get to enjoy it until 2009. Even though i don't like the caps, seeing OV, Backstrom and Holtby raise the cup would be nice as a fan of the game.

Why am I 100% certain you would not feel the same way if Pittsburgh didn't just have 3 recent Cup wins....

 

[tony d]

It probably would. A cup win changes things for sure, look at Steve Yzerman with Detroit. Same thing can be said for Ovie.

 

[daver]

If they won, they could finally replace the statue of Hunter cheapshotting Turgeon with OV raising the Cup.

 

[Datsyukian Deke]

As long as Tikkanen doesn't miss any more open nets, they'll be fine.

Still the biggest sigh of relief ever in a hockey game.

 

[BruinsBtn]

Yes. Absolutely

 

[kmart]

i say yes, but they have to bounce the pens in the process which is in itself an miracle.

 

[Ace Card Bedard]

Does a cup win this year make up for all the playoff failures for Washington?

Yes

 

[txpd]

As long as Tikkanen doesn't miss any more open nets, they'll be fine.

Still the biggest sigh of relief ever in a hockey game.

You go out of your way to get a guy with cups and experience and HE is the guy that chokes on it. That's the Caps

 

[Ocoee]

Why am I 100% certain you would not feel the same way if Pittsburgh didn't just have 3 recent Cup wins....

haha i get your point but other than with the Flyers, i am happy if other great players win the cup.

 

[bur and 666 others]

I'm a Pens fan but I would slightly enjoy it if the Caps won the cup. I was a young kid when the Pens won the cups in the early 90's but I didn't truly get to enjoy it until 2009. Even though i don't like the caps, seeing OV, Backstrom and Holtby raise the cup would be nice as a fan of the game.

we are that miserable, so even rival fans are wishing to get us from our misery

 

[North Cole]

Lol, of course it does. A lot of players have come through the league and never win a cup. You can forgive a lot for a championship; we forgave a lot and we lost in G7

 

[LeHab]

Whar if ovi gets injured for the whole playoffs yet Caps win the cup?

 

[Hockeyholic]

The Caps will win a cup right after the Browns win the SB; right after pigs fly too....

 

[YEM]

pigs fly?

Whar if ovi gets injured for the whole playoffs yet Caps win the cup?

It's still good, It's still good!

 

[GoCaps2004]

we're not gonna win the cup so it doesn't matter

 

[SDBondra]

Probably, but it won't happen, Washington is the new St. Louis from the 90's to 2004.

And St. Louis was the new Washington (early 80’s through late 90’s).

As a longtime fan I can tell you without hesitation that Yes, it would wipe all the pain away.

 

[KAPOW]

a cup makes up for everything.
a cup stands for "you've done everything right the last 5 years"

 

[Thenameless]

One is infinitely better than zero, so yes. And I hope you guys can do it before Ovechkin retires.