Original Capitals reflect on early struggles: ‘Losing was so entrenched’
WASHINGTON — The original Washington Capitals were just hoping to avoid more embarrassment.
Saddled with an ugly 0-37-0 road record late into their appalling first season, the Capitals travelled to Oakland for a game against the California Golden Seals when something miraculous happened.
They won.
“We took the garbage pail and we signed it,” former Washington defenceman Jack Lynch recalled in a recent phone interview. “That was our Stanley Cup.