Very nice, and well-earned. He looks better every game.

Here's Tarik's report on it, too, along with the info that Semin did not travel with the team to Boston, and Poti did (but is not expected to play):

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/capitalsinsider/

And this might not be the right place for it, but here's a great article on Lecavalier- substitute the name Ovechkin, or maybe Backstrom (and next year maybe Alzner), look at the things they've had to face and still have to go through- coaching changes, different attitudes from the coach/front office, linemates, early struggles with bad teams- and look into the future:

http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=348616

great article.

 

A little more Backstrom "love" at NHL.com today:

http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=350293

And more today:

http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=351233

Quote:

McPhee also has high hopes for Backstrom. He sees the not-too-distant future, with a young core of Backstrom, Alexander Ovechkin and blossoming offensive defenseman Mike Green, leading the Caps.

“He (Backstrom) is going to be a terrific player in this league, and may already be a terrific player,” said McPhee. “He’s the kind of player we think we can win a Stanley Cup with.”