Injuries Too Much to Overcome

With the loss against the Wild tonight, the Caps finished just 1-3 on their roadtrip. When healthy, the Caps are one of the most potent offensive teams in the league, but with all of the injuries they have suffered, this trip has been one to forget. Among the injured, Alex Semin, Mike Green, Sergei Fedorov, and now, Jeff Shultz, who is listed as week to week with a broken finger. Alex Semin was second in the league in points when he was injured, an injury GM George McPhee a week ago called, "not serious". The "upper body injury" seems to have been a little more serious than he first claimed. Mike Green, who had the most goals by a defenseman last year, was a major blow to the Caps blueline and now with Shultz missing, the Caps are without their top two defensmen, ouch. The Caps will be fine when they are healthy again, until then, they must weather the storm and try to earn as many points as possible.