Caps got in late last night from Ottawa – about 1:30 a.m. But this was far from a day off or a typical optional practice. Pretty much if you were healthy and your name doesn’t rhyme with Momechkin you were on the ice at Kettler today.
Alex Oveckin sat out – although he, too, can claim to be fighting through his upper-body injury from earlier this month. Alex Semin (wrist), Boyd Gordon (back), Mike Knuble (broken finger) and Quintin Laing (broken jaw) were out as well. Defenseman Milan Jurcina (hamstring) skated and said he is ready to go if the coaches will play him in Wednesday’s game vs. Buffalo. Shaone Morrisonn (head injury) said the same thing – he will take the morning skate tomorrow and go from there. More to come…
