But I think with our group, no matter what, whether it’s the last game of the Stanley Cup, or game one, we love to win. They recovered with a strong second half, but the postseason isn’t always a given for the defending Stanley Cup champion. If you treat it differently, you probably don’t start on time, and if you do that, you dig yourself a hole. You don’t know how things are going to start, you don’t know what lulls are going to be — if you’re going to start hot, if you’re not. We’ll just roll with the punches and make adjustments and go from there.”Read more on the Capitals:New Capitals Coach Todd Reirden will dial up intensity as Stanley Cup defense beginsThe Capitals started the Stanley Cup keg stand tradition.

Source: Washington Post September 16, 2018 14:54 UTC