As the saying from "Blues Brothers" goes, the Caps are putting the band back together after all five of their Olympians were eliminated during yesterday's action. The USA, Canada, Finland and Slovakia (with a heavy former Caps factor, including GM Peter Bondra) are still alive while Russia, Sweden and the Czech Republic were sent packing.
That means, more than likely, Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, Alex Semin, Semyon Varlamov and Tomas Fleischmann will return in time for Sunday's practice. That will give the Caps three full practices before their quest for the President's Trophy (and a certain other silver chalice) resumes March 3 in Buffalo.
Everybody seems to be healthy, save for Michal Neuvirth -- who is right now with the Hershey Bears. But he probably was going to be the No. 3 goalie anyway, so as long as Varly and Jose Theodore are at full strength, then the Caps should be OK.
Let's also remember that the roster freeze ends at midnight Monday and the trading deadline is at 3 p.m. March 3, just four hours before the Caps face off against the Sabres.
February 25, 2010
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