The Capitals lost 5-2 Thursday in a game many felt they weren't mentally ready to play. "We weren't ready to play," right wing Troy Brouwer said. "We got hemmed in our zone for the first two shifts, just weren't ready to play, minds weren't in it. That's been our biggest problem. We have mental lapses, and this one happened before the game even started." The Caps are an NHL-worst 2-8-1 on the year.