Monday Roundup/Caps 7, Bolts 1

[SeSo Open Thread]

This (from NHL.com) is sweet (and in case you're wondering those first two guys are just eight years older - combined - than that third guy):

That tells you most of what you need to know this morning (though it doesn't mention Dan Boyle's reckless high-stick on Alex Ovechkin or how good Olie Kolzig has been since returning from injury -100 saves on 105 shots against), but this quote from Bolts captain Tim Taylor in Tarik's recap struck me:

"[The Caps] are out of the playoffs. They have no chance. Every year they are like this."

Obviously you don't mean every year, do you Tim "The Toe" Taylor?

Daily Awards

• Hart: Joe Sakic (4A, +1, 6 SOG in 4-3 win)
  
• Ross: Joe Sakic, Tomas Fleischmann (4 points each)
  
• Norris: Alexei Zhitnik (G, 2A, 1 SOG, 2 hits, 3 takeaways, 0 giveaways)
  
• Vezina: Olaf Kolzig (W, 30 saves on 31 shots against)
  
• Richard: Alexander Semin (3G)
  
• Calder: Tomas Fleischmann (2G, including the game-winner, 2A, +4, 5 SOG)
  
• Aiken: Sean Burke (2 goals allowed on 2 shots against in just 4:22 of work... that's a 30.00 GAA and a 0.00 SV%)