Sgt. Schultz off to the land of chocolate

After three thrilling games worth of warming a wide array of seats in Atlanta, Washington DC, and Long Island, Jeff Schultz is headed to Hershey, according to various sources.

Confused? Me too.

It seems like only a week ago that Schultz was being told to find a house and a car here in the DC area. Wait, it was only a week ago. Odd indeed. It's not as though he earned a demotion through sloppy play because, well, he hasn't been given a chance to play.

I'm willing to bet that this has more to do with the way that John Erskine has been playing than anything else, and with Steve Eminger on his way back before too long... Well, you do the math. The whole "find a residence" bit still confounds me, but hey, whatever. At least he'll be getting ice time in PA.

Whichever blueliner replaces Schultz on the roster will likely see just as much TOI as he did. The Caps have given up just two goals thus far. I'm no coach, but I certainly wouldn't want to rock the defensive boat right now.