Wow!  What a great win!  The Caps really stepped up in the third and beat a good Detroit team.  Can this be a harbinger of the future?  Let’s be cautious folks.  Boudreau switched up the lines for this game and Poti played in his first game after missing 15.  Couldn’t you tell the difference, especially on the PK?  This was the first time the Caps had their regular lineup in place since November 6th.  Wow!  That is a lot of injuries.  Yet, the Caps are winning and are in control of their division and beating the top teams in the East.  Good news.

Let’s discuss Semin.  Yet again, he took a stupid penalty after doing something stupid and the puck ended up in the Caps net.  Boudreau moved Semin down to the third line in the third period as a result.  I think he should have been moved all the way to Moscow.  Go back to my posts from October and November and you will see me discuss Semin’s penalties at that time.  However, I stated that people would overlook it at the time because he was scoring a thousand points a night.  Now, the points are gone and the penalties have become glaring.  Someone needs to take Semin aside and explain to him that he must play defense and play defense by moving his feet!  His defense on the first goal was absolutely sad.  I really hate Semin right now.

I though Laich, Fehr, and Kozlov played well in this game.  How good did Fehr look with Backstrom as his center?  He had five shots and could’ve scored two goals very easily.  Hint, hint.

Thoughts?