Trying to switch things up a bit in the line-up, the Montreal Canadiens decided to sit Andrei Kostitsyn down for a game, as they took on the Dallas Stars in Texas on Tuesday night. It's hard to say why Kostitsyn got the press box assignment, but a quick look at his ice-time from Sunday's game in Colorado may suggest he was benched for a number of shifts and that led into Tuesday's game. Montreal was unable to pull out a win against Dallas, so everything should revert back to normal.For John P., it was a missed opportunity for another game played, but what are you going to do? Kostitsyn has 21 points in 33 games this season, but a message likely had to be sent if his play wasn't up to snuff for the coaching staff.
Unfortunately for Eric Fehr, a death in the family kept him out of the Capitals line-up on Tuesday night, as he attended the family funeral. The Capitals did not seem to miss him, as they continued their new-found winning ways with a win over New Jersey, but Fehr has found himself with a solid role on the team and when he's ready to return, he will have a spot waiting for him. No word as to whether or not he'll be good to go for the Capitals' last game before the break, Thursday at home to Pittsburgh.Fehr is a draft pick of Leon G.'s this season, a 13th round pick, 249th overall, who hasn't really found his offensive stride, but I think that could be said about a number of Capitals players. A game or two away shouldn't make a big difference either way with a scoring pace of 12 points in 33 games.
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