Will Ovie Ever Hoist The cup?

I'll be honest with you I am shocked that they went out this early being the first ever number one seed to blow a 3-1 series lead to a number 8 seed and I have seen both them and Montreal play this year and was never impressed with Montreal at all their goalie just got incredibly hot at the right time for them its not like they got outplayed they will be back if they keep that team together they have an amazing amount of talent there and if they stay together they will have another shot at the championship. I think they may be a victim of having everything wrapped up so early and having such a big point lead for being the number one seed that they may have lost a little of their intensity and weren't able to get it ramped back up and Montreal was playing playoff type games every night just to get into the playoffs and Washington lost a little of their edge going into the playoffs or as I call it the President's trophy curse it got my team a few years ago they had the best record and did not win the cup either it seems you win that trophy and you don't usually win the cup there have been a few exceptions, but not many over the last few years.

I have to agree with tremendousmachine above and say that Ovie needs to be a better team player. I was pulling for Montreal from the start, so I wasn't disappointed with the outcome at all. I am not an Ovie fan to begin with, he's got some skills for sure, but it takes more than that and he just doesn't have it. I wonder now how he feels about that long contract he signed? He might have seen a cup sooner had he not committed most of his career to Washington. I'm sure Brian Campbell of the Blackhawks wasn't sorry to see the outcome either.

When Ovechkin learns to play a team game, only then will the Caps go further in the Stanley Cup playoffs. He cannot do solo rushes down the ice and expect to go through a grittier opponent on his own. He has to make use of his teammates. In the playoffs, the opposition actually sacrifices their bodies to block shots. The Caps got a free pass in the regular season. Also, Ovie has to take shorter shifts. There were many instances where a tired Ovechkin was going to the bench at the same time Montreal scored. Compared to Crosby, Ovie has only won one series, while Crosby has won a world junior gold, a Stanley Cup and an Olympic gold.

i think ovi needs to help alot more out in the playoffs if the caps wants to advance further in the playoffs.

Ovie and Crosby, both amazing. I know this is the closest I will we see two players that dominated like the great one, and super mario. This is due to the training these players go through to make it to the show now. Now on to the question, Ovie will hoist the cup. Soon? most likely not, the Caps are not where they need to be. This year Montreal was playing playoff hockey a month out, makes a big big big difference. They knew what they had to do to take down the Caps and pulled it off.