Closer than it looks...

There it is...the Caps jumped a couple of places in the standings with the win last night, and they lurk only four points (with two games in hand) behind the division-leading, third-seeded Thrashers.

Sure, the Southeast sucks on toast this year (so far), but dem's the rules...you win a division, you get a top-three seed.

If you were thinking the Caps would be this close now, say...six weeks ago, then just what is the color of the sky in your world?