The Washington Capitals suffered a rare silent spring this past April, when they missed the playoffs for just the third time since 2007. Their 95 points may have been three shy of taking the second wild card in the Eastern Conference, but they were better than four teams in the West while matching Pacific Division winner (and Stanley Cup runner-up) Vegas. “I truly believe in our room,” right-winger and alternate captain Tom Wilson said. “There were some bad bounces, some guys got hurt, but I think at the end of the year we looked at some of those teams and…
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