Capitals' Ribeiro excited to be back in playoffs

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The Washington Capitals say they have bigger goals than winning the Southeast Division, but for Mike Ribeiro, finishing in first place was a long time coming.
"Yeah, I kept that T-shirt they gave us," Ribeiro said of the division-winning paraphernalia he received for the first time in his 14-year professional career. "It took a while."
A total of 783 NHL regular-season games, to be exact.
It also has taken a while for Ribeiro to return to the Stanley Cup Playoffs, something he will do Thursday in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinal series against the New York Rangers.
The Capitals in turn are happy to have Ribeiro on board. The 33-year-old was a key cog on the NHL's top-rated power play during the regular season and finished the year with a League-high 27 power-play points.

 
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Scary to see him back now against the Rangers that I root for. The Rangers better not get any penalties, or keep them at a low because with Ribiero back or not, their powerplay was pretty beastly.