there's no such thing as running the powerplay when you're spending the whole thing getting checked at the blue line.
this entire season without Backstrom, the capitals have still been great 5 on 5.
- 6th in the league in goal differential (+26, despite the 4th worst powerplay in the league)
- T7th in the league in points% and T5th in the league in regulation wins
take a guy from the other team off the ice and suddenly they're chasing the puck back to their end for an entire 2 minutes