Congrats, Capitals! 

Stanley Cup Finals > NBA Finals

Ovechkin's legacy is now cemented in hockey history. One of the greatest players ever now has the cup, at long last.

DC finally has something to be happy about

Ovechkin holding up the trophy and screaming just gives me chills.

Thank you. I know it’s painful for you, but thank you for doing this.

Hearing Ovechkin's primal roar gave me goosebumps. Congrats Caps!

First Stanley Cup loss in Vegas Golden Knights history. Truly something special we got to witness

What do McDonalds and the Knights have in common? Their Fleury machine is broken

Like these sort of “congrats you broke your legacy of failure”

I know the memes dying is painful, but I would say this: To have had the memes and then lost them is better than to not have had them at all.

As a Caps fan, I want to thank you so much for making this video. I'm sure it must've been difficult for you as a Pens fan, but it really warmed my heart. Mad respect.

Who else cried when they saw ovi lift that cup for the first time

THEY DID IT. FINALLY. 44 YEARS OF MISERY HAVE BEEN TOSSED OUT OF THE ROOF OF CAPITAL ONE ARENA.

All those years of pain, misery, anguish, and pure rage, all wiped away by a single image, Ovi screaming his head off with the Stanley Cup held high above his head. One of the few times I cried from joy over a sport it was well deserved Washington, you broke your cities goddamn curse Congratulations. Now if only this curse is lifted from the Nationals, we shall see.

As a Caps fan and a lover of DC...I really hope this is the turning point for DC sports. And props to you Tree for class and making this awesome video. *Go Caps!*

What a year, Philadelphia Eagles win the Super Bowl against the New England Patriots and the Capitals beat the Penguins in second round game 6 overtime and go on to win the Stanley Cup against the expansion team Vegas Golden Knights. This is what makes these leagues so exciting... Too bad the same can't be said for the NBA

The memes are dead. Their sacrifice was heroic and their efforts were valiant. But sadly, their time has passed. We are now entering unknown territory. May the hockey gods have mercy on us all.

Marc Andre Fleury is just too good right now.

Thank you Tree. I swore that this day would never come. It was Sisyphus. The Caps would get to that "second round" and crumble. To do it all again the next year. IT HURT!! Also knowing that there was no comeback against The Shit posters. Now? I don't know what to do. Losing was such a part of my identity as a Capitals fan that I feel liberated. But what now? Ovechkin's primal scream at grasping Stanley was the catharsis I felt. I could watch that moment forever. I sat there saying, "Oh My God" in disbelief for a minute straight. I am happy but still don't grasp it. The world can be a tough place so this Cup win is a moment of happiness,

I’m legitimately happy for Ovi, but also depressed that Henrik will never achieve this..

Congrats you not only made it past the 2nd round you won the god damn Stanley Cup

Jaguars vs Vikings super bowl this year. Jaguars are unable to score and Vikings still lose after a safety in overtime. Mark my words.

PEKKA RINNE IS PLAYING GOLF RIGHT NOW

I'm not even mad that Vegas lost. They made their mark on the NHL by making it to the finals, and the Caps got to kill all the memes. A win for both, really.

Urinating tree is the lolcow of series predictions

The city of DC deserved this honestly

Sharks are now officially the best chokers in the league. This pleases me.

Drinks at Ovi's house? I heard he finally got a Cup

At long last, the Capitals have freed themselves from 3 separate curses and become champions! EDIT: Nevermind, the memes continue where they last left off with Carolina. Fuck it.

He spelled Congratulations correctly the respect is real I'm tearing up rn

As this legacy of Failure comes to a close, we look back on and think 'at least we have the Blues'

St. Louis Blues: Wait... T.J Oshie won a cup as well?

Man Ovi and Backstorm have stuck with the Captials for a long time and have bern chasing that cup and the stuck with them and went through all tye pain and the finaly did it.

Even as a Pens fan, I couldn't help but feel good for Ovi and Backstrom finally seeing them lift the Cup. Congrats Caps!

This and the Astros Congrats was beautiful.

Even as a Vegas fan, I do have to congradulate Ovie on finally winning his first cup, a player as excellent as him doesn't deserve to leave a legacy of failures, chokes and endless memes behind him.

It's almost amazing how many droughts and years of futility have come to and end in North American sports in just a few years The Royals went over 30 years without winning The Cubs went over a century without winning The Cavaliers completed a historic sweep a few years ago The Eagles, Astros, and Capitals all won their first championship in the span of a year Who knows what other teams will end their misery?

I knew this was gonna be brutal but congratulatory at the same time. Wouldn’t be you if it wasn’t! XD

2015 - Trump begins campaign. 2016 - Trump elected. 2017 - Trump becomes president 2018 - Ovechkin Wins cup. This is the real russian collusion nobodies talking about.

I'm not crying, you're crying

Wait, was Tree right about a prediction? I think Trees Legucy of failure is over too 😂

As a Penguins fan, I feel happy for the Capitals and their fans. They waited a long time and deserve it.

Went from a legacy of failure to this. So proud.

I was born and raised in DC. This was the first time we made any major sport final in my lifetime and the fact we finally won something is so relieving. The DC curse is broken!!

Wow this is a video where he actually says good things about a team lel

The memes are dead. You did it, Capitals. From a Penguins fan, Congratulations.

I couldn't be any more proud of all the players, the coaches, the front office and staff of this team. Washington freaking did it!

I was expecting to hear faint crying from you in the background over the memes.

Really nice that when a team with a legacy of failure wins a championship, you make an actual congratulations video. Hoping you can do that for my rangers one day.

Caps fan of 30 years. I'm not gonna lie I cried a little when Ovechkin finally raised that cup. All those years of carrying the team on his shoulders, wearing his heart on his sleeve. All the jokes and hate towards the guy was finally washed away. For the fans all those years of failure yet still sticking with your team. That was all awarded on this amazing day. What a moment, what a season. I had been waiting since I was a 10 year old child to be able to say this.The Washington Capitals are Stanley Cup champions!!!! #RockTheRed #ALLCAPS

The NHL was too good for memes right now.

Meanwhile the Blue Jackets haven’t even won 3 games in a playoff series...

Bossi, Lemieux, Yzerman, Jagr, Crosby, Halak, Lundqvist, and Fleury have all haunted this franchise. No more, Washington. No more. EDIT: Apparetly that would not be the case. The names "Mrazek", "Aho", "Williams", and "Brind'Amour" run through their heads like the aforementioned Hall of Famers that consistently owned them throughout their existence. Blowing a 2-0 series lead to a team that hadn't made the playoffs in ten years! Bunch of choking bastards!

As a Red Wings fan and a Caps fan (parents are from Michigan, I live in Maryland), I gotta say, this is the most satisfying cup I've ever witnessed. With the Wings, we knew before the playoffs they were good and they could win it. They always seemed to have another level in the postseason, they didn't win it every year, but they were a threat every year, and won it some years. It was a brilliant run by an amazing set of teams. This cup though, this was something else, made more special by the legacy of failure Washington has managed to bring over the years. The Caps haven't had bad teams, far from it, they've had amazing teams at times, but anything and everything would go wrong for them in the playoffs. Beating Pitt was shocking, winning the cup afterwards is surreal, and watching the Caps get bounces to go in their favor and go 4 for 4 in series closeout games is freaky. All in all, this team earned their cup, beating back both the other teams and their own inner demons. The Caps may not win next year, but from here on out, anything can happen. The Caps have done the impossible, they've broken almost every curse that's surrounded this team these playoffs, and now, well... Its ok to believe again, and that feeling is special.

I legit cried when I saw Ovechkin hoist the cup. Caps Nation has been waiting for this moment for ages.

No more Legacy of Failure for the Caps

They got past the second round of the...the... *PLAYOFFS*

The Hockey Gods are alive and well .👏👏👏👏👏 Congratulations Alex and Washington!

The time has come... ITS TIME TO LAUGH AT THE LIGHTNING

Not even a caps fan but this was beautiful.

But will he make a “Congratulations Golden Knights”? 🤔

Congratulations Washington !!!!! You have now all four Major Championships !!!! Washington Senators - 1924 World Series Washington Bullets - 1978 NBA Championship Washington Redskins - 1982, 1987 & 1991 Super Bowls Washington Capitals - 2018 Stanley Cup Suck it Pittsburgh !!!!

I really hope this season’s playoffs and finals will bring more attention and popularity to hockey. It deserves to be back up there with the top North American sports.

It's so weird seeing tree be positive about a team.

Legacies of failure and long curses have been broken in this decade, it’s a bit weird.

An actual congratulations

Still love coming back to this video. Brings a tear in my eye.

I lived vicariously through Washington as a Blues fan. That run was amazing. Their history is almost similar to the Blues with one distinction: Blues had some of the hockey greats come through and still lost. Washington had a few but none compared to the Great 8. So that makes STL more laughable. But... Seeing the Caps finally say fuck it and tear through the playoffs for their first cup... It gives us hope here in Blues Nation. P.S. Oshie finally winning the cup and being one of the most important players in the process had the entire Blues fanbase buzzing. So happy to see him win it all and share it with his dad. Kudos

Waited my whole life for a DC championship. So stoked to finally get one. Caps played outa their minds this year.

The Steel City has now become The Salt City

Blues: "Why did the Caps win their cup now? I feel so alone!" Sharks: "Don't worry. You still have us." Canucks: "Don't forget about me. We rioted after losing Game 7" Sabres: "How about us? Walking Mediocrity AND no cups as well." Legacy of Failure on the Canucks and Sabres when?

As a Capitals fan, June 7th is now the equivalent of a national holiday to me

They were due

- This...makes it official. The Memes. Are. Dead. The Caps. Are. Champs. :-D

I could not be any prouder of a franchise for having proved me wrong. What's next, the Blues win it all? EDIT: Holy shit, the Blues actually did win it all one year later. What in the literal fuck?

How can you not be happy for Ovi. Finally.

I'm a Caps fan and I still have to be like, "Wow! We actually did it!"

Don't worry. We still have the Blues.

It feels good to be a Capitals fan right now, I cried when we won.

Last year, the caps legacy of failure was cemented. One year later, It is now broken. This year, the Sharks legacy of failure was cemented. Does that mean it will be broken next year?

I'm crying tears of joy.. ALEXANDER OVECHKIN WINS THE STANLEY CUP!!!!!

I’ve been waiting for this video for a long, long time. DC was electric last night!

I think Marc-Andre Fleury is just too good right now

The Era of Ending Championship Sports Drought Continues. 1. Seattle Seahawks 2. Kansas City Royals 3. Chicago Cubs 4.Cleveland Cavaliers 5. Houston Astros 6. Washington Capitals 7. Philadelphia Eagles 8. Minnesota Vikings or Atlanta Falcons 🤔

I wasn't too thrilled about the caps winning but then again *Ovechkin*

As a long time capitals fan yeah I remember alot of those games you showed from the 70s I want to say thanks for the video many of the fans today are too young to remember how bad we really where an how far we've come great video I always enjoy your channel keep up the great video work an yes!!!! We are the champs finally!!!😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀

Even as a wings fan, this made me tear up. I knew Ovechkin would win that cup one day, and I’m so happy he did.

Outside of the Bruins in 2011, this was my favorite Cup run. To see them come back against Columbus, then to take down the Pens who I despise and have friends who root for them to take the piss out of, then beating Tampa, which was a quantum of solace for losing to them in the 2nd round, to winning the Cup was a joy to watch. Love the emotion from Ovi and the Caps fans. This was a worthy championship team.

As much as I love it when you rip the shit out of pro sports teams, I love these legitimate "Congrats" videos where you put aside differences and give credit where credit is due. They are also a cool time capsule, too! It was a long time coming for the Capitals. Ovechkin was due to get his name on the Cup.

I've seen this like 6 times and still am in awe. Our drought is finally over.

Watching this two years later and it still feels like it did the first time. Truly timeless. Ya done good capturing the feeling in a video yinzer, your content is still awesome

One of the happiest moments of my life was seeing Ovi lifting that cup. No longer will he have an asterisk next to his name to say that he's one of the greatest of all time, without a cup.

does that mean I have to wait 44 years for my team to win the Stanley Cup 🤔 we’re basically the offspring of the Caps

I love this video, because it proves that all of your videos are based on truth. You’re not just some internet troll that is fueled by hatred of awful teams and masquerading teams you like even though they have the same fate as anyone the teams you criticize. You’re a fan of sports. You give each and every team their own shit and you tell it like it is. You’re an analyzer of the game. Keep with the posts man

I never get tired of watching this; thanks for taking the time to put it together. As a longtime Caps fan since the early 80s I remember every single playoff failure.

The Golden Knights are doing so well this season. Only a brick wall can stop them. Its name is the Capitals.

Congratulations Capitals, A Flyers Fan P.S. Don't broadcast I said that.

Tree, it has been a bad year for you. First, the Eagles win the Super Bowl. Now, the Capitals win the cup. You have a had to eat some crow.

What a time for sports fans. In 8 month we have seen the Astros win their first World Series, the Eagles win their first Super Bowl and now the Capitals win their first Stanley Cup

Watching Ovechkin jump off the bench with tears of joy in his eyes was the best thing I'll see all year. Grats caps!