Capitals Journal: Hockey's 'C' for effort as Clark returns to ice

Having played nearly 12 minutes in Saturday's win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, the work had just begun for Washington Capitals captain Chris Clark. "I don't know what they have planned," he said of the team's training and conditioning staffs. "But it's one hour, minimum." Such is the labor required for a 33-year-old player who has battled back from a two-year stretch of ear, groin and wrist injuries that cost him 127 regular-season and playoff games. Clark's routine after home games is a 40-minute "complete-body" workout, 20 minutes of rehabilitation and, finally, a quick stretch. Not that he minds. Two ... Email </a