Are The Capitals Still An Elite Team?

By Steve Silverman
The Washington Capitals are still in first place in the Metropolitan Division, but their lead is down to one point over the Pittsburgh Penguins and two over the Philadelphia Flyers as of Wednesday morning.
The Capitals are not the team they were in either of the last two years when they were awarded the Presidents Trophy in back-to-back years.
The Caps have faced nothing but disappointment in the playoffs in losing consecutive second-round playoff series to the Penguins each o