Washington Capitals Rookie Camp- Day Two

Monday marked the second day of the 2011 Washington Capitals Rookie Camp. The day before, captain Alex Ovechkin joined the team for drills. Monday, he was seen observing from the office windows above the rink with GM George McPhee, and other Caps, including Mike Green, DJ King and Mike Knuble, were seen on the far side of the bench speaking to those on the ice.

 -Mike Knuble watching practice

In a change from regular season practice, mainly because I'm sure you couldn't tell the players without a program, the skaters helpfully had their names on the backs of their jerseys.

I stayed on the close end of the rink, so I was not able to watch the other goalies. Phillip Grubauer, who stayed on the right side seemed to be impenetrable for the first third, had a weak glove side in the middle part but then came up strong again.

There will be a scrimmage Wednesday before the group travels to Philadelphia to play the Flyers rookies Thursday night. The main pre-season training camp begins on Saturday.

-Bruce Boudreau, preparing to half-assedly coach the next generation. No need to adjust on the fly during drills, so no worries today!