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Mixed injury news for Capitals, including Oshie out week-to-week

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WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 16: T.J. Oshie #77 of the Washington Capitals celebrates his shorthanded goal with teammates against the Pittsburgh Penguins during the first period at Verizon Center on November 16, 2016 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

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It’s quite an achievement that the Washington Capitals beat the Detroit Red Wings despite being down three forwards on Friday, but what about those injury implications?

Well, it appears to be a mixed bag, with the headline news being the least appetizing.

The Capitals consider T.J. Oshie out “week-to-week” with an upper-body injury, while Lars Eller’s upper-body ailment is more of a day-to-day concern.

On the bright side, NHL.com’s Katie Brown ranks among those who note that Andre Burakovsky - the third of those Washington forwards to suffer a recent injury - was at least able to practice on Saturday morning.

“Week-to-week” is basically the scarier version of the often-frustrating “day-to-day” label. After all, weeks can turn to a month or months, for all we know.

That said, with all the significant players ruled out for months outright lately, maybe week-to-week isn’t so bad.

For Capitals fans who need a pick-me-up, how about this adorably goofy praise from Barry Trotz to Jay Beagle?

The world needs photo-heavy dictionaries, right?