Thursday Roundup/Google Reader

In the past you've seen me use this space to extoll the virtues of Bloglines, a web-based reader. Not surprisingly, Google has joined the party to offer their version and, also not surprisingly, it kinda kicks ass. One of the cool things that you can do with Google's version is embed your "shared" feeds in a blog. I first saw this over at Mirtle's site (under the heading "What's Hot On The Blogs") and had to rip it off, so there it is in the sidebar - "What J.P.'s Reading." So if you come here and there's nothing new (or even if there is), check out what I'm reading. It'll usually be hockey, but I might throw some randoms in there every now and again. Hopefully it entertains.

As for the Caps (the reason you're here), good news on the injury front, as Chris Clark and Boyd Gordon are expected to return Friday night against Carolina.

Not much else going on in Capland. Did anyone go to last night's Season Ticket Holder meet n' greet? I was planning to, but had to bail late.

Oh, and is it bad that I actually caught myself thinking "Sweet - they each get a point" when the Kings and Jax headed to OT last night? Sigh.

Daily Awards

• Hart: David Vyborny (Game-tying and OT-winning goals, A, +1, 3 SOG in 3-2 win)
• Ross: David Vyborny (3 points)
• Norris: Joe DiPenta (Game-winning goal, +1, 2 SOG in 2-1 win)
• Vezina: Marc Denis (W, 29 saves on 30 shots against)
• Richard: David Vyborny, Vincent Lecavalier (2G each)
• Calder: Paul Stastny (2A, +2, 2 SOG)
• Aiken: Teppo Numminen (-3, 0 points, 0 SOG in 3-2 loss)