Give the Washington Capitals credit, they kept their noses to the ice and worked through a three-goal deficit to come out the other end. The Bruins are left to search their souls.

• Ouch. The "point wasn't even earned, let alone salvaged." [NESN]
• At least we could enjoy a Brad Marchand short-handed penalty shot, a Zdeno Chara tally and a Dougie Hamilton score. [WEEI]
• Claude Julien spoke about tweaking the third and fourth lines, looking for production. [BostonHerald]
• Options... Peter Chiarelli is systematically sifting through personnel options. [WEEI]
• Kirk Luedeke weiged in on trade bait and Bruins prospects as well. [NewEnglandHockeyJournal]
• Pierre LeBrun also weighed in. [ESPN]

Miscellany:

• Join D.J. Bean of WEEI for his weekly online chat AT NOON TODAY. [@DJ_Bean]
• The "C'mon, Ref" column weighs in on squashing embellishment. [TSN]
• Read this, and consider it a consolation prize. [@ESPNJoeyMac]
• Oh, the Isles took down Montreal. Voici un bon mot. [@GlobeKPD]
• Another heartwarming emergency goalie story, featuring former Bruin Robb Tallas. [CBSSports]
• An NSFW (audio) take on "$#it Hockey Players Do. [YouTube]
• AIEEEEE! Chinese curse? End of the the Fung Wah buses? [Slate]