WASHINGTON CAPITALS' LAING SUFFERING FROM SWINE FLU

The Washington Capitals forward Quintin Laing has been diagnosed with the H1N1 virus, according to a team spokesman.

"He's currently at home being treated and is isolated," Nate Ewell, speaking for the Capitals, told the Washington Times. "No one else on the team is currently showing any symptoms. The proper terminology is that he was diagnosed but not tested. He was tested for the seasonal flu. That turned up negative, but he was showing symptoms for H1N1, so he's being treated as such."

It is not known when Laing will be able to return to the Caps, but it has been reported that he will be out at least for five days from when he became sick.

At a team meeting, players were cautioned to wash their hands often, avoid shaking hands as much as is possible and to make certain to eat healthy foods and to get the proper amount of sleep.

"We're taking all the precautions we can to be hygienic," explained defenseman Brian Pothier. "I don't think we're sitting here as a team panicking that other guys are going to get it. I think we just have to take care of ourselves, and if you get it, just take care of it." Sphere: Related Content