Caps @ Canes 3-25-2010 Wrap Up

Caps "Magic Numbers" (Caps Points Earned+Lost by team named) to clinch:
Playoff Spot: Clinched 3/11
Southeast Division Championship: Clinched 3/11
Eastern Conference #1 Seed: 1 New Jersey and Buffaslugs (12 of 14 eliminated)
President's Trophy: 9 Chicago (Los Angeles eliminated 23rd of 29)

The Local Yokels:

(Com)Post.  Caps.com.

The Neutral Observers:

NHL.com AP Wire.

The Other Side:

Raleigh News & Observer.  Canes.com.

Final Thoughts:

Bruce Boudreau has to be trying to be trying to keep the Caps ego in check which is the only rational explanation we can come up with for him scratching Shaone Morrrissonnn and Jeff "Sergeant" Schultz in favor of John "Coach's Pet" Erskine Bowles and Tyler Sloan against a team that defeated us one week ago.  Either that or he just wants to clinch the #1 seed in the Eastern Conference on home ice.

74 down 8 to go.