Couple of links

There's a couple of stories out there that I'm sure you guys will like to read.

First one is about 1st round draft pick in the 2008 draft, John Carlson and the London Knights. Here's one part of the article.

"The Knights don't have anyone on their blue-line who can match the 17-year-old Ellis' individual offensive prowess. But together, they have something pretty dangerous too. Plus they have Carlson, the Washington first-rounder who is an early candidate as the league's best all-around defender, especially with Drew Doughty in Los Angeles and Alex Pietrangelo still with St. Louis.

But the Knights know they have to be careful with Carlson, currently logging about 30 minutes of ice per game. He hasn't gone through the grind of a 68-game season before, plus playoffs."

The other article I've got for you today is Alexander Semin's interview.
Here's a little bit from the article.

"What's so special about [Crosby]? I don't see anything special there. Yes, he does skate well, has a good head, good pass. But there's nothing else. Even if you compare him to Patrick Kane from Chicago ... [Kane] is a much more interesting player. The way he moves, his deking abilities, his thinking on the ice and his anticipation of the play is so superb."

Check out the article. It's pretty good. TSN has got a hold of the story now.



Ok now that I've got that out of the way, here's what's actually happening on the ice.

Tom Poti has practiced the past 2 days and is ready to go for Saturday's game against Buffalo. Poti was paired with Schultz in practice and Boudreau expects Poti to log a lot of ice time. With Poti healthy, Tyler Sloan was sent back down to Hershey. Alex Ovechkin will miss his 2nd straight game due to his sick grandfather, but Ovechkin is scheduled to be practicing with the team on Monday.

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It sounds like Theodore will get the start in goal. I'll have a full game preview tomorrow.