A Loser Point: Better Than Nothing

There are few things more frustrating than not being able to watch a Caps game - having them lose said game to the Thrashers, a team that until last night held the distinctive position of last in the conference, is just that.

I'm kind of speechless at this point - a rarity, I know. If you want a good breakdown of the numbers you can check out Japers' Rink, and for a really nice review of the game (and a humorous review of seeing a game in the deep south) from a Caps fan in Atlanta, go to Caps Blue Line. And just for funsies, you can read the NHL.com story on Chris Bourque - a story I would have preferred to see yesterday, but what can you do...

Is it April yet?

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Blackouts Stink

- There were some strange doings around the league last night. On a night when Pascal Leclaire wasn't even playing, there were 5 shutouts among the 8 games - three of those by a final score of 5-0.

- Yahoo! Sports has put out a list of underrated players for each team, and I don't think it's any surprise that Boyd Gordon is the Capitals' representative. Even less of a surprise? The fact that 85% of them are guys I enjoy watching. What can I say, I love the underrated underdog.

- Kolzig and Ovechkin both will appear on this year's All-Star ballot - again, no surprises there, although it's nice to see Olie get on there. People, I beg of you, let's avoid the whole embarrassment we had last year. Vote early, vote often to get them both in there. It may be a meaningless, badly played game but it shows the league that Caps' fans have passion for a change. I know we can do it. Voting opens November 15...

- And finally, Chris Bourque gets the call tonight for his long-awaited NHL debut. Of course, none of us will get to see it (thank you, Versus) but I think this could be a spark for the Caps. Frankly it has to - something has to.

- So Brent Johnson will probably get the nod tonight against Atlanta given his numbers against them and the fact that Olie was chased in last night's game (although you can't really blame him for any of those goals). The Caps on the other hand will be facing Lehtonen's backup's backup, Ondrej Pavelec, who will be appearing in just his fourth NHL game.

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