Caps vs. Islanders 10-30-2009 Post-Mortem

It was only a matter of time... Onto the Battle Damage Assessment...THE GOOD:Tomas Fleischmann with two goals in his second game of the season. He got both of this goals because he went to the front of the net. Let's hope he keeps that up.Only three penalties committed tonight. If nothing else our discipline is picking up. Helps too that we killed all three penalties as well.The Power Play was 2 for 6 tonight taking 13 shots on goal. It was clear to us for the most part that the Power Play unit was able to get what they wanted, except of course for more goals.THE BAD:Now we know why Bruce Boudreau rarely uses the second Power Play unit. Given larger than normal shifts tonight, they failed to get setup in crucial Power Plays early and late in the game. Maybe they need more time on the ice...The fourth line tonight was not very good, a combined -4 for the trio.THE UGLY:Well Ladies and Gentlemen, you probably saw this one coming with Mike "BEAM ME UP" Green's u...