Interesting day at Kettler for the Caps. Yesterday, longtime goalie and legend Olie Kolzig called out Ovechkin for not working hard like he did in his younger days and succumbing to "the rock star life that comes with being Alex Ovechkin". One would expect the team to try and smooth that comment over, but McPhee was shocking frank when asked about it and said the comment was not entirely untrue.
On the ice, reports are that the rock star and the all star exchanged words and shoves as Ovechkin and Wideman apparently had a brief altercation. Both shrugged it off after practice, but tense practice and tense words from the boss are both worth noting. This either means the run is coming...... Or the wheels are about to completely come off. Now would be the time to run with a 4 game road swing that includes games v Ottawa, Carolina, Tampa, and of course FLA. A 4 game tear against teams that are in the race but not overly intimidating would be just to medicine to cure the woeful Caps.
Flyers also made a deal for a defenseman today, which could officially start the trade deadline excitement. No new news from the Caps besides McPhee saying that Knuble would not be traded. But, if we have learned anything about McPhee over the years, it's to never trust what he says this time of year.
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