As Blue Jackets fans we are not used to winning anything, not even regular season games. So keep in mind that although this is a great start, it is only a START, not the end. Both games could have gone either way. Washington had chances in OT in both games and even in regulation. If Carlson's shot had been another inch to the inside it would have hit the post and gone in. Granted it didn't so it doesn't matter but that's how close these games were. I believe that the Caps outplayed the Jackets in the 1st and 3rd and that the Jackets won the 2nd, so overall it was a dominating performance on the ice from the Caps. Vezina Bob made an appearance in the playoffs, finally. It is not the time for cockiness from the Jackets or their fans.
There has been a lot of talk about how the Caps are painful to be a fan of and I get that , but at least the Caps have won the President's Trophy, Metro, and some playoff series. I have been a Jackets fan since day 1 and I can tell you that it has not been easy. There is a part of me, due to past experience, that expects the Jackets to somehow blow this lead they have in the series. Then again the rational side of my brain says that this is a big series lead and this is the best team that the Jackets have ever had.