ARLINGTON, Va. -- A little less than 48 hours after the Washington Capitals were eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs with a 2-0 loss in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Second Round to the Pittsburgh Penguins, they were still struggling with what went wrong and what needs to be changed going forward.
"That's the million-dollar question, ain't it?" defenseman Matt Niskanen said.
After winning the Presidents' Trophy for a second straight season, the Capitals again failed to advance to the conference final.
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