I have to admit, I was hoping to see Patrick Roy go off the deep end and do this:
And before I start to rip into the Caps, I will admit I like the Fehr - Ward - Chimera line. They are starting to mesh well.
So, Alex Tanguay scores twice for the the Avs and all I can think is "Wait, he is still in the league?"
So you out shoot the Avalanche 41 - 28 and commit 3 penalties and somehow, we make trading Varlamov and keeping Neuvirth look bad.
Avalanche 5 - Capitals 1.
First the good news. Bruce Boudreau's Ducks beat the Panthers, the Capitals are still 2 points behind Florida.
The bad news. The Jets beat Varlamov the Avalanche dropping the Capitals to 10th. The Caps are 1 point the Maple Leafs (8th) and Jets (9th). Oh, and the Caps are 5 points ahead of 11th place Lightning, 12th place Islanders, and 13th place Canadiens.
Sounds like they could be a pile up for the last playoff spot.
And to think, in the last 7 games, the Caps are 2 - 4 - 1. (Ironically the 2 wins are against the Panthers.) That is 9 points left on the table. I guess a rock star life style allows for that.
It will be cruel irony if the Ducks get into the playoffs and the Caps do not.
