2/14, 12:09 PM - Thrashers/Caps Recap
If you fancy yourself a playoff team you simply can’t give points away unless the opposing team has undoubtedly earned them, especially if the opposition is a team in your division. But that’s exactly what the Capitals did last night, losing in a shootout in a game they were initially dominating, outshooting the Thrashers 18-3 in the first period. The Thrashers did an okay job of bouncing back and Kari Lehtonen did have another strong game (39 saves), but the Capitals seemed to get complacent after the first period, assuming they would be able to easily roll over a weaker Thrashers team. Wishful thinking. The Capitals are good, but they’re not good enough that they can take nights (or even periods) off and expect to win, especially in a Conference that no longer has any terrible teams.
Around the (Inter)net
More national attention for the Caps: The New York times has a story about Ovechkin and USA today has a piece about the team’s resurgence under Bruce Boudreau…A (not so brief history) of Capitals deadline deals.
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