Caps have never been built for the playoffs. They've never had a #1 defenseman, a 1-2 punch down the middle, and much like the Iginla era, they built their team around a dominate winger.
In the playoffs every match up matters because you're playing repeat games against a single team. Teams adapt over 4-7 games. When you have holes in your line-up, they get exploited by good teams over a series
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