The Washington Capitals and the Boston Bruins were the top two seeds in the Eastern Conference last season, and start the 2009-10 campaign facing one another again.á After an offseason that was spent in great anticipation for this very day, the start of the new hockey season, it's finally arrived.
And it has arrived with much fanfare and high expectations.á Never before in the team history has so much attention and press been dedicated to pucks in the offseason in Washington.á It's been non-stop, starting with last year's disappointing playoff ouster by eventual champion Pittsburgh, through the awards season, free agent period, then the start of training camp, and coming to a head at last weekend's first-ever Capitals Convention.
Good crowds showed for the ho ...
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Washington Capitals Start Season in Boston Against Tough Bruins Squad
Posted: 1st October 2009 by Dave Nichols in NHLComments Off on Washington Capitals Start Season in Boston Against Tough Bruins Squad