I had some connectivity issues at the arena, so I walked back to the hotel. Let's just say it is very cold here and leave it at that.
Olie Kolzig will be backed up by Brent Johnson tonight. Cristobal Huet skated this morning and he said his back felt much better than he expected. He talked to Boyd Gordon, who had a rough battle with back spasms earlier this year, and felt better after the chat because he said he is not feeling anything like Gordon did.
The rest of the lineup will remain the same. I forgot to mention yesterday that when I talked to Chris Clark he said he was coming on the trip. He was on the ice in a blue jersey with Tomas Fleischmann and Quintin Laing (the scratches).
Funniest moment of the morning? About a dozen people were surrounding Alex Ovechkin prohibiting Alexander Semin from reaching his stall, so he sat down on the floor in his full gear in the middle of the room and starting flipping through a magazine.
