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Found October 12, 2009 on Pass Shoot Score:
PLAYERS: Jose Theodore,  Mike Knuble,  Brendan Morrison,  Sergei Fedorov,  Viktor Kozlov,  Alexander Semin,  Quintin Laing
TEAMS: Washington Capitals,  New Jersey Devils,  San Jose Sharks

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Ugh.  The Caps don't look like a team with high aspirations for the post season, so far. They started out on fire, while I worked my tail off in Las Vegas and couldn't watch.  Caps started out with a 4-1 victory over Boston and 6-4 win over Toronto which wasn't as close as it sounds.  Tonight, they blew it against the New Jersey Devils and lost in a 3-2 shootout.Some observations:Jose Theodore's playing inspired in net.  He's kept the Caps in games and had some unbelievable saves in the 3rd period tonight.Alex Ovechkin leads the league in points, but needs to help this team take the next step.Mike Knuble and Brendan Morrison more than make up for an oft-injured Sergei Fedorov (don't get me wrong, I love the guy and will never forget his $4M goal to keep the Caps in the playoffs last April, but the Caps needed a net crasher) and Viktor Kozlov.  Knuble brings that crease crashing forward the Caps have desperately needed.  Morrison plays like a guy with a 1-year...
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