The Capitals' perfect start

"Five times in seven games the -- faced backup goaltenders. Three times in seven games the Caps faced a team that played the night before and needed to fly to Washington late.

"But three times, they took on teams considered members of the elite tier of the -- and emerged unbeaten — most recently a test against the -- on Saturday night that became a decisive 7-1 victory.


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"So here the Caps are as the last undefeated team in the league, but everyone from players to the coach and owner don’t want to make too much out of a hot start — even though they became the 11th team all-time to start 7-0-0.

"They’re three victories away from tying the -- record of beginning the regular season 10-0-0, held by the 1993-94 -- and 2006-07 --. Neither of those teams won --."


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We'll see how this continues to unfold. *cautious optimism*

Do you guys need a goalie?

It's rather early yet; the Leafs are still doing well. That alone should show you not to count chickens before they hatch.

The Rangers haven't even played a home game yet, there's lots of time for Ovetchkin to show his lack of staying power.