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For the first several seasons, the Capitals struggled mightily to overcome the expansion team blues, alternating cellar-finishing seasons with ones in which they almost, but not quite, made the playoffs. Part of this was due to a dearth of talent available, due to the absorption by the NHL of several veteran World Hockey Association teams and a lack of desire on the part of many players back then to pick up and move around, though sales of Washington Capitals tickets were always at least respectable.
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Gradually, fortunes began to turn, and longtime players like Mike Gartner and Bobby Carpenter would soon be joined – via trades – by established league stars Brian Engblom and Mike Jarvis, to name just two players who’d make strong contributions and lead the club to its first playoff appearance in 1983, which would only be the first of fourteen straight visits to the postseason. Washington Capitals tickets sold like hotcakes much of the time, and the team turned in some truly outstanding hockey over that time.
During that run, superstar players like Dino Ciccarelli, Larry Murphy, Dave Christian and Kevin Hatcher would proudly call the team’s arena their home, though none were able to put them over the postseason hump and propel them past the second round in any season during the spate of playoff appearances. Still, many fans eagerly sought out Washington Capitals tickets.
In the mid-90s, players like Peter Bondra and Sergei Gonchar along with center Joe Juneau would chip in their efforts, though the club seemed suffer from a bit of aging. Yet, playoffs were still the norm. 1998, however, proved to be a banner year and one in which the Caps finally broke through, winning the Eastern Conference on the back of Bondra and the fat stick of goalie Olaf “Olie the Goalie” Kolzig. Sales of Washington Capitals tickets were never stronger, and their playoff run to the finals was a thing to behold.
Unfortunately, they ran into the defending champion Detroit Red Wings, who were on the hunt for a second straight Cup, something which hadn’t been done for quite some time, losing in a four-game sweep. The fans, however, continued to show their affection for the squad, snapping up Washington Capitals tickets with a passion. Though the Caps missed the playoffs the following season due to a rash of serious injuries, they rebounded, making the playoffs yet again, taking division honors in 2000 and 2001.
2002 started with a lot of promise, especially after the club landed superstar Jaromir Jagir. Chemistry is a delicate thing, however, and the Caps failed to make the postseason, though Washington Capitals tickets still held an allure for many a fan. They’d storm back in 2003, however, again making the playoffs. 2004 saw a wholesale move to rebuild with fresh talent and an unloading of a lot of high-priced contracts. The record reflected that, and the team competed with the Chicago Blackhawks to stay out of their respective divisions’ cellars.
With the draft of all-world player Alexander Ovechkin in 2004, the Caps began to see a light at the end of the tunnel. Washington Capitals tickets desirability increased, for one, and it seemed they soon be back on top, though the lockout erased the 2004/2005 season. The team has continued its steady improvement since then.
With a superstar like Ovechkin lacing up the skates, the world is truly the Capitals’ oyster. If 2008 and 2009 are any indication – they took the division both years and played in the postseason – things may finally come together nicely and with a possible Stanley Cup. Throw newly-acquired forward Sergei Fedorov and all signs are definitely pointing to that possibility.
