The Washington Capitals were on ice Friday morning for practice as they prepare to meet the Montreal Canadiens in the Bell Centre Saturday afternoon. Some updates from Kettler Capitals Iceplex:
Mike Green once again skated with his teammates during practice, the fourth consecutive day he has worked out on ice.
With recent call-up Keith Aucoin in the fold and Cody Eakin out of it, the lines looked a little bit different: Ovechkin-Johansson-Semin, Hendricks-Laich-Brouwer, Chimera-Perreault-Knuble, and Aucoin-Halpern-Ward. Joel Rechlicz and Jay Beagle were in powder blue jerseys, which usually signifies healthy scratches, or the "fifth line." However, after practice, Dale Hunter announced that Rechlicz is on waivers, on his way down to Hershey of the AHL. Where he belongs. Glad that experiment is over.
Nicklas Backstrom did not skate again today and has to be at least several weeks away from returning to active duty. Man, is this getting bad.
That's all for now....
Found February 03, 2012 on
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PLAYERS:
Mike Green,
Keith Aucoin,
Cody Eakin,
Joel Rechlicz,
Jay Beagle,
Nicklas Backstrom
TEAMS: Washington Capitals, Montreal Canadiens
TEAMS: Washington Capitals, Montreal Canadiens
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