Zubrus has looked particularly lost in coach Ron Wilson's scheme, which puts a premium on defensive responsibility. The Capitals have seven games left before the playoffs to reconfigure team chemistry.
Linden is the key.
The kaleidoscope continues to whirl in Pittsburgh. Mario Lemieux suggested that he and Jaromir Jagr play on separate lines, an experiment that lasted a little more than two periods against Carolina last week and now has been put on hold by Alexei Kovalev's three-game suspension. Hedberg, likely will be part of a postseason goalie tandem with Garth Snow, expected to return this week after injuring his groin Feb. 7. Sens will get through Bonk's injury Radek Bonk's broken finger will keep him out of Ottawa's early playoff games, but the loss might not be as devastating as it first seemed. Although Bonk centers the dynamic second line with Marian Hossa and Magnus Arvedson, coach Jacques Martin has several options, including moving up Mike Sillinger, which he did in Ottawa's 3-3 tie against Philadelphia on Monday, or shifting gifted rookie winger Martin Havlat to the middle.