CapFriendly acquisition and Capitals success: Just a coincidence?

It’s true that the timing of the team’s successes is funny… because the Capitals finished the season 2nd overall in the National League after purchasing the CapFriendly site.

After all, the Caps didn’t have as good a season in 23-24 (17th in the NHL standings).

And they were even worse in 22-23 (25th overall in the NHL)…

But most of the club’s success can be explained by the individual performance of the team’s best players, who were already there before last summer.

Some guys stepped up to the plate and produced the results we see today:

• 82 points (29 goals) for Strome – 82 games
• 73 points (44 goals) for Ovechkin – 65 games
• 66 points (30 goals) for Protas – 76 games
• 66 points (33 goals) for Wilson – 82 games
• 57 points (26 goals) for McMichael – 82 games

These guys produced more than we could have imagined, allowing the Capitals to be dangerous offensively all season long.

The acquisition of Dubois (66 points, including 20 goals) was a game-changer, as was that of Chychrun… and Logan Thompson was excellent in front of his net in 24-25.

Thompson ($766,667) and Chychrun ($4.6 M) were excellent for less money, and perhaps the purchase of the CapFriendly site helped the Capitals achieve some of their goals.

But the team’s best players who were already in place gave a lot too… and that’s something to consider.

In Brief

– GO!

– Well done.

– Wow.