BUY-OUTS, RETIREMENTS and UFAs: BUY-OUTS---Ilya Bryzgalov, Danny Briere, Vincent Lecavalier, Steve Montador, Tomas Kaberle & Rostislav Olesz.......RETIREES---Andy McDonald, Andy Sutton, Anterro Niittymaki, Jochen Hecht, Scott Nichol, Miikka Kiprusoff......TOP UFAs---Mike Ribeiro, Jarome Iginla, Pasc read more

Ribeiro leads the Capitals with 8 points (1 G, 7 A) and has been the lone bright spot in an otherwise gloomy start for the Capitals. The Caps are hoping his playmaking will set up some scoring chances for Ovechkin to get off the cold-streak he is on right now.

Ribeiro gives the Caps a Knuble-like veteran presence and some solid secondary scoring ability. This could be a sign the Caps are moving back towards a more offensive mindset.

Ribeiro will not play tonight. He finishes the season with 18 goals and 63 points in 74 games.

As expected, Ribeiro will play on the top line tonight. Before getting hurt he scored 10 goals and 31 points through 40 games.

Looks like Ribeiro will play tomorrow against the Ducks. Sidelined since January 7th, the playmaker has 10 goals and 31 points through 40 games.

Ribeiro last played over seven days ago so he can return at any time. The pivot is expected to be out until after the All-Star Game. He scored 10 goals and 31 points in 40 games before getting hurt.

Officially listed as day-to-day with a knee injury, it sounds like Ribeiro will miss the rest of the month. In the meantime, Tom Wandell will fill in for him on the second line.

Before getting hurt, the Montreal native scored four goals over his last two games. This knee injury likely sidelines him for a few more games which could force a hasty owner to drop the playmaking center.

No word on who replaces him as the top-line center. Stay tuned for a further update from the team.