So maybe it's more than coincidence that my Caps have won two straight, not to mention their first two, after the "release" of Glen Hanlon as head coach in their worst start in 26 years. Welcome home, Boudreau. So we went from five straight losses to two straight wins with the turn of ‘a new page' as Ovechkin so delicately put it.

Now, certainly the dominating wins over the Flyers and the Hurricanes could have been flukes. Just as the Caps' 3-0 start to the season was. It's definitely not hard to make a winning argument from that standpoint as well. Some say these wins were over ‘great teams' meaning something has really changed already. Oh, the miracle of Bruce Boudreau, right? Maybe wrong. You have to consider that the Caps are dead last in the league and any addition to the win column for them is in fact an upset. Plus, comparatively, any team is a ‘great team' next to Washington on paper.

We'll all make our own assumptions, and I don't know which is true since Boudreau's Hershey Bears have been slightly kicking the bucket this season. All I know is that I'm still staying hopeful and sticking by O.V. and Kolzig allllllll the way!!

 SANER

Alright, two quick losses, or shall I say, near-blowouts for my Caps. Against the Rangers.. where was the D? But more importantly.. where was the D against Buffalo?! Johnson made FIFTY EIGHT saves. Not a normal night for a goaltender, don't you think? Maybe it was the three day break? Or maybe I should come to terms with my hopes being a little too high for so early in the season. ;) On a lighter note.. thanks to little Munce for lifting my Norfolk Admirals to their first win and to his first AHL victory!

 

No really, that was a question. The revamped Washington Capitals are SUCH a pleasant surprise thus far! So maybe it's early in the season, but their 3-0 record is more postseason hope than they've offered in five years. I can't ask for much else right now with Kolzig solid and Kozlov, Backstrom, Poti, Nylander, and Jurcina making their presence known. Maybe they'll see four straight wins with their trip to Madison Square Garden on Friday? Then, I'll KNOW somethings up.

 

 

 

xxSANER