TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2010 HOCKEY CAPITALSNOTEBOOK
Boudreau does not explain Fehr scratch
BY GREG SCHIMMEL Bruce Boudreau made Eric
Fehr a healthy scratch for the Washington Capitals’ 7-2 win over Calgary on Saturday, and neither coach nor player was in much of a mood to talk about the decision Monday morning after the team’s first practice since. “I haven’t talked to anybody,”
Fehr said. “If I get a jersey for the next game, I just have to work hard and produce for our team.” Fehr had been noticeably
struggling before the benching, tallying just one assist in the Capitals’ previous seven games. The right wing has just two goals and two assists in 10 games this season after he fin- ished with a career-high 21 goals and 18 assists in 69 games last year.
Boudreau wouldn’t specifi-
cally say why he sat Fehr, or what Fehr needs to do to get back in the lineup. “That’s betweenmeandEric,” Boudreau said. “I’ll talk to Eric about it.” Fehr was back skating with
the third line next to Jason Chimera and Boyd Gordon dur- ing practice on Monday, and it could be that Saturday’s night off was simply a one-night wake-up call. Boudreau said the Capitals’
depth at forward allows him to sit players out for a night when they aren’t producing, and Fehr said this situation is all about how he responds. “We have a lot of forwards,” Boudreau said. “You can’t al- ways sit the same guys.”
Poti ‘questionable’ Tom Poti had a strong prac-
tice on Monday and Boudreau said the veteran defenseman is “questionable” forWashington’s next game Wednesday against Toronto. Poti missed the last four
games, and seven of the last nine, with an undisclosed low- er-body injury that kept him homeduring the Capitals’ three-
game road trip last week. He participated in the entire
practice on Monday except for wind sprints at the end of the session, and spent some time skating on the top defensive pair withMike Green. “He looked good,” Green said.
“I was talking to him and it seemed like he’s getting better so hopefully he can play soon.” The Capitals sent defense-
man Brian Fahey and center Mathieu Perreault back to the minor league Hershey Bears af- ter Saturday’s game in a move that appeared to signal either Poti’s or defenseman Tyler Sloan’s return to health. But Boudreau said Monday
that move didn’t necessarily mean one of the regulars was ready to play, and it made sense because it gave Fahey and Per- reault a chance to play for Her- shey on Sunday night when the Capitals had the day off. Boudreau said the Capitals
could still call a player back up beforeWednesday night. “We'll see after we talk to the
trainers,” Boudreau said. “We have that option of recalling any of them.We'll see where we are” Tuesday. Sloan missed Saturday’s
game with an undisclosed low- er-body injury and participated in about half of practice on Monday. Neither Poti nor Sloan was
available for comment after practice.
No update on Varlamov Semyon Varlamov did not
practice on Monday and Bou- dreau did not comment on the goaltender’s status afterward. The 22-year-old hasn’t played
since Oct. 21 against Boston, and he has not dressed for the Capitals’ past four games be- cause of a groin injury. Michal Neuvirth will contin-
ueto see the bulk of the action in net, and BradenHoltby remains the backup. . . . Rookie center Marcus Johansson continues to nurse his hip injury, and he was limited in practice with a yellow non-contact jerseyMonday.
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STANDINGS&STATISTICS
EASTERNCONFERENCE SOUTHEAST W L OL PTS. GF GA Tampa Bay Washington Atlanta Carolina Florida
ATLANTIC W L OL PTS. GF GA Philadelphia N.Y. Rangers Pittsburgh
3 8 1
NORTHEAST W L OL PTS. GF GA Montreal Boston Toronto Ottawa Buffalo
1 3 7 2 7 6
WESTERNCONFERENCE CENTRAL W L OL PTS. GF GA Chicago St. Louis Detroit
Nashville Columbus
NORTHWEST W L OL PTS. GF GA Colorado Calgary
xVancouver Minnesota Edmonton
PACIFIC
Los Angeles Dallas
San Jose Phoenix Anaheim
FLYERS3,HURRICANES2 Scott Hartnell scored two goals and
7 2 1 15 35 30 7 4 0 14 34 25 5 4 2 12 36 40 5 6 0 10 27 33 4 5 0
8 24 21
7 4 1 15 37 29 6 4 1 13 34 32 6 5 1 13 35 28
N.Y. Islanders 4 5 2 10 31 37 xNew Jersey
7 20 39
7 3 1 15 29 25 6 2 0 12 24 11 5 4 1 4 6
11 23 23 9 26 35 8 30 38
1 15 41 40
6 1 2 14 26 17 6 2 1 13 30 24 5 2 3 13 23 25 6 4 0 12 24 29
6 4 1 13 39 39 6 5 0 12 33 34 4 3 2 10 24 24 4 4 2 10 26 27 3 4 2
8 28 33
W L OL PTS. GF GA 8 3 0 16 34 25 6 4 0 12 32 27 5 3 1 3 4 3 4 7
1
11 29 25 9 23 29 9 29 42
x - Late game; One point awarded for overtime losses.
MONDAY’SGAMES
at N.Y. Rangers 3, Chicago 2 at Philadelphia 3, Carolina 2 New Jersey at Vancouver, Late
TUESDAY’SGAMES
Ottawa at Toronto, 7 Montreal at Columbus, 7 San Jose at Minnesota, 8 Vancouver at Edmonton, 9
CAPITALS’NEXTTHREE
vs. Maple Leafs Tomorrow, 7 Comcast SportsNet
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Claude Giroux added one to lead Philadelphia past Carolina.
CAROLINA ............................... 0 PHILADELPHIA ........................ 1
FIRST PERIOD
Scoring: 1, Philadelphia, Hartnell 3 (Carter, Leino), 12:29.
SECOND PERIOD Scoring: 2, Carolina, Dwyer 3 (Skinner), 3:05. 3, Philadel- phia, Giroux 7 (Richards), 11:21 (pp).
THIRD PERIOD
Scoring: 4, Philadelphia, Hartnell 4 (Timonen, Carter), 6:30. 5, Carolina, Corvo 1 (Sutter, Ruutu), 19:33.
SHOTS ON GOAL CAROLINA ............................... 9
PHILADELPHIA ...................... 10 8 16
11 — 28 11 — 37
Power-play opportunities: Carolina 0 of 3; Philadelphia 1 of 5. Goalies: Carolina, Peters 0-2-0 (37 shots-34 saves). Philadelphia, Bobrovsky 6-2-0 (28-26). A: 19,038 (19,537). T: 2:23.
RANGERS3, BLACKHAWKS2
Brandon Dubinsky’s second goal of
the game, a power-play tally in the first minute of the third period, snapped a tieandhelpedNewYork beat Chicago.
CHICAGO .................................. 1 N.Y. RANGERS ......................... 1
FIRST PERIOD
Scoring: 1, Chicago, Kopecky 2 (Keith, Sharp), 17:13 (pp). 2, N.Y. Rangers, Dubinsky 6 (Anisimov, Callahan), 19:39.
THIRD PERIOD Scoring: 3, N.Y. Rangers, Dubinsky 7 (Callahan, Anisi- mov), :55 (pp). 4, Chicago, Kane 4 (Toews, Keith), 6:08. 5, N.Y. Rangers, Christensen 2 (Prust, Del Zotto), 6:36.
SHOTS ON GOAL CHICAGO ................................ 13
N.Y. RANGERS ......................... 7 8 10
14 — 35 6 — 23
Power-play opportunities: Chicago 1 of 4; N.Y. Rangers 1 of 3. Goalies: Chicago, Turco 6-3-1 (23 shots-20 saves). N.Y. Rangers, Lundqvist 5-3-1 (35-33). A: 18,200 (18,200). T: 2:20.
CAPITALSSCHEDULE
Nov. 3 Toronto 7 p.m. Nov. 5 Boston 7 p.m. Nov. 7 Philadelphia 5 p.m. Nov. 9 at NY Rangers 7 p.m. Nov. 11 Tampa Bay 7 p.m. Nov. 13 at Buffalo 7 p.m. Nov. 14 Atlanta 5 p.m. Nov. 17 Buffalo 7 p.m. Nov. 19 at Atlanta 7 p.m. Nov. 20 Philadelphia 7 p.m. Nov. 22 at New Jersey 7 p.m. Nov. 24 at Carolina 7 p.m. Nov. 26 Tampa Bay 5 p.m. Nov. 28 Carolina 5 p.m. Dec. 1 at St. Louis 8 p.m. Dec. 2 at Dallas 8 p.m. Dec. 4 Atlanta 7 p.m. Dec. 6 Toronto 7 p.m. Dec. 9 Florida 7 p.m. Dec. 11 Colorado 7 p.m. Dec. 12 at NY Rangers 7 p.m. Dec. 15 Anaheim 7 p.m. Dec. 18 at Boston 7 p.m. Dec. 19 at Ottawa 5 p.m. Dec. 21 New Jersey 7 p.m. Dec. 23 Pittsburgh 7 p.m. Dec. 26 at Carolina 7 p.m. Dec. 28 Montreal 7 p.m. Jan. 1 at Pittsburgh 1 p.m. Jan. 4 Tampa Bay 7 p.m. Jan. 8 Florida 7 p.m. Jan. 11 at Florida 7 p.m. Jan. 12 at Tampa Bay 7 p.m. Jan. 14 Vancouver 7 p.m. Jan. 16 Ottawa 3 p.m. Jan. 18 at Philadelphia 7 p.m. Jan. 20 at NY Islanders 7 p.m. Jan. 22 at Toronto 7 p.m. Jan. 24 NY Rangers 7 p.m. Jan. 26 at Atlanta 7 p.m. Feb. 1 Montreal 7 p.m. Feb. 4 at Tampa Bay 7 p.m. Feb. 6 Pittsburgh 12 p.m. Feb. 8 San Jose 7 p.m. Feb. 12 Los Angeles 12 p.m. Feb. 14 at Phoenix 9 p.m. Feb. 16 at Anaheim 10 p.m. Feb. 17 at San Jose 10 p.m. Feb. 20 at Buffalo 3 p.m. Feb. 21 at Pittsburgh 7 p.m. Feb. 25 NY Rangers 7 p.m.
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EZ SU COLLEGES
ON FOOTBALL John Feinstein
Looks like Friedgen might be sticking around for a while C
ollege football seasons seem to fly by in instants. One minute teams are
sweating in the August heat; seemingly the next, they are wondering about wind chill fac- tors. Eight weeks ago, on a warm
Labor Day afternoon in Balti- more, the Maryland football team ran through the tunnel at M&T Bank Stadium surrounded by questions. After a horrific 2-10 season put Coach Ralph Fried- gen’s future in serious jeopardy last fall, Terrapins football fans (a rapidly dwindling number, it seems) wondered if Friedgen would still be the coach at his alma mater when the snow be- gan flying this winter. That question seems to have
been answered: Friedgen isn’t going anywhere. His team is 6-2 and has achieved bowl eligibility. Maryland is actually contending in the ACC’s Atlantic Division, which may not be the same as contending in the SEC West or the Big 12 South but is nonethe- less a step forward. The Terrapins began their sea-
son with little clue about how much better they would be. They won that Labor Day game against Navy, 17-14, despite giv- ing up 485 yards. Since then, their improvement has been steady though not spectacular. Navy is still the only teamwith a winning record that Maryland has beaten. The other five vic- tims—Morgan State (a truly bad division I-AA team), Florida In- ternational, Duke, Boston Col- lege and Wake Forest — are a combined 13-26. West Virginia and Clemson, the teams the Ter- rapins have lost to, haven’t exact- ly beenworld-beaters—they’re a combined 9-7. For this group of players and
coaches, though, none of that matters. After humiliating the Demon Deacons, 62-14, Mary- land can focus on achieving goals almost no one thought possible when the season began. Beginning Saturday at Miami,
the last four games are hardly as intimidating as they might have appeared back in September. Miami hasn’t been that good
with starting quarterback Jacory Harris, and he likelywillmiss the game because of a concussion and be replaced by a freshman who was supposed to redshirt until panic set in during the fourth quarter at Virginia on Saturday. Virginia, Maryland’s opponent intwoweeks, did upset Miami but remains in rebuilding mode under new coach Mike London. The last two opponents, Florida State and North Carolina State, are probably the class of the ACC Atlantic, but that’s a little bit like being the smartest person in an empty room. In other words, none of the
Terps’ final four games appears like a foregone conclusion either way. Four losses would certainly leave some people calling for Friedgen’s job, but with a bowl bid secure,AthleticDirectorKev- in Anderson isn’t going to go down that road—and he certain- ly won’t resort to the kind of public leaks thatmade his prede- cessor,Debbie Yow, look so clum- sy and insensitive last year. In fact, themore likely scenar-
io is Maryland at least splitting the four games and Friedgen asking Anderson for a contract extension at season’s end. Fried- gen will be 64 at the end of next season, and even though he hasn’t said so directly, he has made it pretty clear that he has no immediate interest in retir- ing. That’s been apparent ever since Yow anointed offensive co- ordinator James Franklin as the team’s coach-in-waiting and guaranteed him $1 million if he wasn’t the head coach for the 2012 season. Although Yow has insisted that Friedgen wanted Franklin named as his successor, Friedgen wanted to be the one who decided when he would retire, not the athletic director. Now, ifMaryland continues to
play well, Friedgen may be in a position where he can dictate that decision to his new boss. Anderson clearly doesn’t want
to get into the kind of ugly public dispute that Yow got into with both Friedgen and men’s basket- ball coach Gary Williams in re- cent years. The best-case scenar- io for Anderson would be if Maryland kept winning and he was able to announce one more contract extension for Friedgen, who breathed new life into a moribund program when he succeeded Ron Vanderlinden 10 years ago. Anderson’s larger concern has
to be how few people seem to be noticing. Fans aren’t exactly rushing to ticket windows as if Maryland has morphed into a serious national contender. Sat- urday’s homecoming crowd againstWake Forest on a perfect
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Ralph Friedgen appears to have a newsense of job security now thatMaryland is 6-2 and bowl eligible. The Terrapins faceMiami on Saturday, and theHurricanesmay be without their starting quarterback.
fall afternoon was less than 40,000. As for this team, it has gotten
better with each passing week. Wake Forest is young, and the Demon Deacons suffered deflat- ing back-to-back losses to Geor- gia Tech and Navy on touch- downs in the final seconds. Nev- ertheless, Maryland’s complete dominance was a surprise be- cause this has been a team that has not controlled a game against any of its division 1-A opponents, even though it hasn’t played anyone currently ranked in the top 25. Redshirt freshman quarter-
backDannyO’Brien continued to improve, and the game was over by halftime when Maryland led 27-7. It may be easy to shrug the score off as simply beating up on a bad team, but the case can be made that entering, the only ACC team clearly better than the Terps isVirginiaTech,which isn’t on the schedule. All of that may explain why
Friedgen got emotional during his postgame news conference Saturday. Beating up on a 2-6 Wake
Forest team at home is hardly reason to shed tears of joy, but coming back from the depths of
last season to play solid football, clinch a postseason berth and save your job is a pretty good day for an old football coach. It also isn’t bad for an evolving
football team, even if Maryland fans seem to be considerably more excited aboutMonday than they are about Saturday. On Saturday, the resurgent
Maryland football team will make the trip toMiami. Two days later, the basketball
season begins.
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