Published 12/18/2008
at Capitals Insider
Amid the Capitals recent success, the plethora of injuries and the aid provided by call ups from Hershey, defenseman Milan Jurcina has quietly become one of Washington's most consistent presences. Over the past 11 games, Jurcina has played at least 17:20 in 10 games, recorded two goals and three assists and is a plus-5. He's also earned the responsibility of shadowing opponent's top players. *Today's AP story focuses on the Caps' expectations, and desire for perfection after a less than flawless win over the Islanders. *After responses from his question of the week, Pierre LeBrun shares that he thinks Alex Ovechkin will indeed win the Maurice Richard trophy again this season. *Both Pierre McGuire and John Tortorella name Ovechkin as the league's top forward, when asked to chose between Ovechkin, Jarome Iginla, Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin for TSN's weekly hot-topic quiz. *For those who missed it earlier this week,
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