...is not to the Final Four. A quartet of number one seeds battling it out doesn't trump the frenzy at F Street tonight: the Washington Capitals vs. the Florida Panthers.
The Caps win, they are in the playoffs as a number three seed.
If the Caps lose in overtime or shootout, they are in the playoffs as a number three seed.
If the Caps lose in regulation...the season is over.
No more scoreboard-watching, no more multiple scenarios, no more depending on other teams. You could say they control their own destiny if you were dense enough to not grasp that destiny is predetermined. So I won't say that. I'll just say that the dust has settled, the clouds have cleared, and the hottest team in the league is down to the most important game of the season.
Verizon Center will be awash in red-clad fans bellowing themselves hoarse. If and when the Caps sew up the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, the Phone Booth roof will levitate.
Yeah, I said "if"...I thoroughly expect a Capitals win, but I'm going to keep it humble.
For now.
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