It's really exciting to watch Ovechkin, and I'm sure he will show more magic during the playoffs. But I want to emphasize the role of Huet in the qualification of the Caps to the playoffs. I believe that his role is as important as Ovechkin in this achievement. Huet's save average with the Caps after he got traded from the Habs is .936, and goal per game average is 1.63!!! That is first class goaling!

GSA

The Caps had a very good finish too the season but they did against a bunch of terrible teams. Their toughest opponent in the last 11 games was probably the Bruins.
I am excited to see Ovechkin play but I doubt it will last more than 1 series. OV is great but his supporting cast is not anywhere close to his level. Might be a year or 2 before he has the help he needs to advance deep into the playoffs.

2 games in and the Flyers are containing Ovechkin pretty well. Today's win was huge. Going back to Philly with a win and a tied series, the crowd will be going wild.

I think Ovechkin will help to get fans to watch the Capitals play, but Washington will only win if Huet can continue to dominate. Games are so much tighter, closer, and more defensive in the playoffs that its easier to contain Ovechkin (not that you can stop him, just slow hiim down ). Thats why if Huet falters it will be a lot harder to make up the offense and score goals than during the regular season.

The Flyers played their worst game of the series tonight but still managed to pull out the win tonight in double OT. Got lucky tonight to manage to come out with the win, I hope this will give them some momentum to finsh the caps of on saturday.

Ovechkin is an amazing player. The Washington Capitols should be really happy that they have a player like Ovechkin.