Thanks Matt. I do hope Volchenkov is back soon, but at the same time I don't want him to rush it. I'd rather wait an extra week and have him at 100% if that's what it takes.

I don't really know what happened to Tom Poti. He's only 32 and should still have a few years in the tank. He hasn't had a particularly long career. He started his decline with the Rangers, but he sparked back to life on the Isle that one year. I thought he was getting back on track with the Caps, and that last year was really a question of the injury, but he's invisible this year.

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