How Lucky Do The Capitals Need To Get To Win The Stanley Cup This Season?

Team Health

This is a question I think every team has to ask. Injuries can kill seasons or playoff runs. This is not exclusive to the Capitals. The Caps are entering the season missing some big pieces, some more likely to return sooner than others.

This is a team whos stars are getting older. Getting older doesn’t mean an injury is inevitable but they do get harder to avoid or shake off when they do happen.

What happens if the seemingly unbreakable Ovechkin breaks? That would be heart breaking for multiple reasons. At the end of the day he is a guy you cannot replace.

T.J. Oshie always seems to be dealing with something. What if he goes down for extended amounts of time? What if John Carlson takes a bad shot to the foot and misses a bunch of games? What if Kuemper gets hurt?

There are others, and we will get into that in a little bit but I think health remains a massive question for this team. Can the Capitals avoid another big injury and can the veterans fight off the little nagging injuries or will they slow the team down?