Tuesday Caps Clips: The Captain Gets Waxed

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 24: Alex Ovechkin (R) #8 of the Washington Capitals poses in front of his wax figure at Madame Tussauds on October 24, 2011 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kris Connor/Getty Images)

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Notes and assorted whatnot from yesterday's practice:
- In general. [Caps365 video (Boudreau, Knuble, Vokoun), RtR]
- Mike Green somehow managed to hurt his ankle while taking a puck in the face Saturday night... [CW (Whyno), CI (Carrera), DCEx (McNally, and again here)]
- ... and John Erskine hasn't yet been cleared for contact... [CW (Whyno)]
- ... so the Caps will bring Sean Collins along with them when they head out west (which would be a good idea whether Green can play or not). [CW (Whyno), with more on the role of the seventh defenseman at Sick, Unbelieable]
- Jay Beagle doesn't believe he has/had a concussion resulting from the Aaron Asham sideshow. [Caps365 (video), SB Nation DC]
- More injury updates, including a bit of a scare with the captain. [CI (Carrera), CSNW (Hughes)]
"The team to beat" will try to keep the train a-rollin' on the road. [CSNW (Hughes), with more on the week ahead at DSP and SB Nation DC]
Noteworthy notes on where things stand. [CI (Carrera), Peerless]
Tomas Vokoun was a little bit good against the Wings... [CW (Whyno)]
... and all of last week, for that matter. [CW (Whyno), DCEx (McNally), with more on Vokoun at NHL.com (Kimmelman)]
Troy Brouwer is starting to look a bit more comfortable, eh? [WashTimes (Whyno), Capitals Voice]
So is Mathieu Perreault. [CI (Carrera)]
Dennis Wideman did a phoner with the NHL Live! dudes. [NHL Live! (audio)]
What would make D.C. a better hockey town? [CI (Applebaum)]
Wax on. Wax off. Waxvechkin! [Puck Daddy, Capitals Overtime (video), CSNW (video), DSP, RMNB, PHT]
Finally, there were canines on the ice at Kettler yesterday, marking the first time a dog was on that sheet since Joe Corvo left town. [CW (Whyno), CI (Applebaum), @CapsCR]