The Caps just went through a pretty brisk and frisky workout at K-Plex. Shaone Morrisonn practiced but said afterward he is not sure about tomorrow night. He was typically cryptic about it, but said it was getting better.
I was told Chris Clark did skate briefly before the practice (I was still driving over from the airport). Bruce Boudreau said he had not made up his mind about a goaltender for the rematch against the Canadiens, but Brent Johnson said Olie Kolzig is playing.
The Caps spent a lot of time working on the power play, and Tomas Fleischmann was in Viktor Kozlov's spot on the top unit. Boudreau said the move was made to get Alexander Semin back in the slot for one-timers with a lefty-lefty-righty combination up front like they had with Michael Nylander healthy.
There was plenty more talk about the last minute of last night's game in the dressing room after practice, but I think Boudreau summed it up pretty well.
"I think we've got enough motivation just by getting our clocks cleaned than to have to worry about that," he said. Still, expect some feistiness from the home team tomorrow night.
Boudreau was not happy about the officiating. The Caps had two power-play chances, and they were at the same point in the game and led to a 33-second 5-on-3. Both Alex Ovechkin and Boyd Gordon have cuts on their faces from what they believed to be high-sticking infractions that went uncalled.
On a lighter note, representatives from the Hair Cuttery were here to present Alex Ovechkin with a cake. They figured out he can buy 8.857 million haircuts with his new contract. Ovechkin said he is now endorsing the franchise, but a representative from Hair Cuttery said no deal is done yet. This all came about because owner Ted Leonsis was giving Alex crap about singing a $124 million contract and then going and getting a $14 haircut at the Hair Cuttery in the Ballston Mall.
