As (somewhat) expected, Tom Poti will return for this weekend's back-to-back afternoon tilts with the Detroit Red Wings (Saturday) and Ottawa Senators (Sunday) at Verizon Center. The bad news is that Karl Alzner is headed back to Hershey, where he might stay for a while -- barring a trade or injury.
Poti's return is huge news for special teams and the club's defensive balance.
Poti's "a big part of our team, he logs 28 minutes a night," Coach Boudreau said today. "There's not a lot of teams that can lose a lot of players, but when you lose a defenseman that logs that kind of ice time, it really effects you. Detroit lost [Nicklas] Lidstrom for 10 games they lost all 10. Boston lost [Zdeno] Chara at the end of the year last year and they weren't anywhere near as good."
Also, the Caps will be holding a scrimmage outside tomorrow (presumably weather-permitting) and held their draft today. According to the Bog, the captains were goalies Jose Theodore and Brent Johnson and the first two picks were (drum roll) John Erskine and Shaone Morrisonn. (Guess that answers the question of their popularity.)
Boudreau will be a ref. As for Alex Ovechkin, he went second-to-last. (Maybe a rest for the Great Eight?)
January 28, 2009
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