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voices.washingtonpost.com - 10/13/2009
Erskine, Poti and Gordon Missing From Practice
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Practice is underway here at KCI and there are a few players who are not skating. Defensemen John Erskine and Tom Poti and center Boyd Gordon are not on the ice. Erskine, of course, left last night's 3-2 loss to the Devils after getting hurt early in the second period and Poti appeared to be in pain late. I'm not sure what's wrong with Gordon yet. One other notable development: Coach Bruce Boudreau, in his continuing search for balance on his top two lines, has switched things up again. The top ...
An effort to forget for Caps' Poti, Erskine
washingtontimes.com - 10/8/2009
An effort to forget for Caps' Poti, Erskine
— washingtontimes.com — Corey Masisak No defenseman is going to play more than 700 NHL games, as Tom Poti has,... or nearly 300, as John Erskine has, without having a bad night every now and then. Poti and Erskine were on the ice for five of Philadelphia's goals in the ... (more) An effort to forget for Caps' Poti, Erskine

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voices.washingtonpost.com - 10/14/2009
Erskine Still Out
— voices.washingtonpost.com — Tom Poti and Boyd Gordon have returned to practice this morning. But John Erskine, who suffered an... upper body injury in the second period Monday, still is not skating with his teammates. The big defenseman skated on his own before practice, but that ... (more) Erskine Still Out

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"[Bruce] Boudreau said he talked to [Tom Poti and John Erskine after last night's loss] and 'one...
japersrink.com - 10/8/2009
"[Bruce] Boudreau said he talked to [Tom Poti and John Erskine after last night's loss] and 'one...
— japersrink.com — "[ Bruce ] Boudreau said he talked to [ Tom Poti and John Erskine after last night's... loss] and 'one was in denial about having a bad game and one wasn't' but he didn't elaborate." - In the Room (more) "[Bruce] Boudreau said he talked to [Tom Poti and John ...

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IllegalCurve.com:  On the Beat: Healthy scratches in Toronto, Sami Salo out 4-6 weeks and new top lines in Washington

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On the Beat: Healthy scratches in Toronto, Sami Salo out 4-6 weeks and new top lines in Washington
IllegalCurve.com — ... John Erskine, Tom Poti and Boyd Gordon all didn’t practice for the Capitals today.  Some changes to the top two lines too. ...

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