Capitals Need to Focus on Goaltending, Forwards, Youth in Offseason

It appears that the Washington Capitals will not lift another Stanley Cup with this generation of players. At least not without some major help. That prediction isn’t necessarily about the talent on the team, but if their issues are combined with the fact that other teams within the division are just younger and better now, it will be more difficult moving forward due to the emergence of more competition.

The team’s best bet is to accept that the hard years are here or coming very quickly. They may have a 2-3 year hiatus from the postseason, but be back in the mix if they save money and develop their youth, stacking the system even more with a couple of high draft picks in the process. Either way, the team is going to look very different very soon.