Washington Capitals goalie Tomas Vokoun (29) makes a save against the Vancouver ... more >Earlier Saturday, Boudreau explained that he was starting Vokoun in Vancouver because he had allowed two goals or fewer in seven straight games — and because he didn’t want to throw Neuvirth in right away.
“Michal had two good practices under his belt in the last two weeks,” Boudreau said Saturday morning. “You’d like to see him have another good one or two before he gets a chance to play again.”
Neuvirth didn’t get that time, instead replacing Vokoun at the start of the second period. The 23-year-old goaltender was not made available to reporters after the game.
There was some disagreement in the visiting locker room as far as the effectiveness of the change, with Mike Knuble pointing out that the Caps rebounded in the second and “turned it into a 20-minute game” before the Canucks steamrolled them.
But Wideman, asked about how he felt the team responded, was frank in his evaluation.
“We gave up a lot more goals,” he said.
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Stephen Whyno is the Capitals and NHL reporter for The Washington Times. You can follow him on Twitter (@SWhyno) or send him e-mail at swhyno@washingtontimes.com.
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