Nine teams that can unseat the Washington Capitals
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Never mind that the 2018-19 NHL season hasn't even started yet. There is already speculation as to which team is going to challenge the Washington Capitals for the Stanley Cup. It's been only a couple of months since captain Alex Ovechkin did a keg stand witNine teams that can unseat the Washington Capitals
Never mind that the 2018-19 NHL season hasn't even started yet. There is already speculation as to which team is going to challenge the Washington Capitals for the Stanley Cup. It's been only a couple of months since captain Alex Ovechkin did a keg stand with Lord Stanley's mug and brought a parade to D.C., but it's already time to see how rival teams could be shaping up to challenge his squad. Here, we take a look at teams that could unseat Ovi and the Caps.1. Tampa Bay LightningAfter a disappointing 2017 campaign, the Bolts emerged last season as the most intimidating team in the Eastern Conference. The finely tuned mix of strength and speed gave Tampa the near-perfect two-way game, and Andrei Vasilevskiy tended goal better than just about anyone in the league.The only thing that stopped them from reaching the Stanley Cup Final was how much their five-on-five game took a tumble during the ECF against the Capitals. During that series, home-ice advantage became nonexistent, and the Lightning's big stars — Ste Read more