San Jose will represent the West, either Montreal or Pittsburgh from the
East. If the Caps make it as the number 8 in the East, likely they would
face the Pens, which is undesirable for a number of reasons, namely the
level the Pens are playing at and the convergence of black-and-gold supporters that will befoul the air at Verizon Center. After several years of
non-stop suckage, however, a playoff appearance period would be a
fantastic achievement.
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