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It's The Playoffs And You Know What That Means For The Washington Capitals

04/13/2018 at 6:15am EDT

from Barry Svrluga of the Washington Post,

It’s never easy this time of year. It’s some combination of mesmerizing and nauseating, particularly around here. The out-of-town scoreboard from the Stanley Cup playoffs Thursday night showed Boston throttling Toronto, 5-1, Tampa Bay easing past New Jersey, 5-2. A night earlier, Pittsburgh showed its disdain for Philadelphia, 7-0.

What must that be like? Why can’t we live that way, in a world in which turning your eyes from the ice doesn’t feel like it might be life-changing? Can’t the Capitals, for once, allow those who file into Capital One Arena each spring to exhale, sip a beer, smile and enjoy a laugher?

No. Not here. Here, we have to endure everything that Thursday night’s 4-3 loss to Columbus represents. Here, leads of 2-0 and 3-2 evaporate like water on sauna coals.

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Below, watch questionable hits from Josh Anderson, Tom Wilson and the game highlights.

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