PLAYERS:
Alexander Semin,
Donald Brashear,
Matt Bradley,
Michael Nylander,
Jose Theodore
TEAMS: Washington Capitals
TEAMS: Washington Capitals
George McPhee's next personnel move, more pressing in its urgency than
figuring out what to do with Michael Nylander and Jose Theodore, ought
to target some brawn for the Capitals' lineup, to address the impunity
with which opposing teams are attacking the Caps' smaller, finesse
forwards. How would you like to wake up with Alexander Semin's lower back this morning?
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