Taking a look at Theodore's playoff history, I am filled with confidence that he will be more than capable of carrying the Washington Capitals to a Stanley Cup victory this season. Theodore's career numbers are: 49 Games, 19 Wins, 27 Losses, a 2.79 Goals Against Average, a .912 Save Percentage, with 1 Shutout. His most important numbers, though, are 4 and 100%. Four as in the number of playoff series he has won as the starter. One hundred percent as in four times he has been the goalie of record for his team's entire playoff run, and four times he has won a playoff series.
Here are summaries of his four long post-season runs over the course of 6 NHL seasons. I must emphasize here that Jose Theodore has never once enjoyed home-ice advantage as a playoff starter. The major prevailing trend of these playoff runs is Jose Theodore throws the team on his back and upsets a higher seeded team in round one, draining his overachieving team in the process and setting up a rout against a much better team in the second round. He always comes to play in the biggest games, and he almost always follows up a bad game with a great one. With the Capitals set to enjoy home-ice throughout the playoffs and being a high-scoring team, Theodore should not encounter the same problems has has faced in the past.
