Capitals' Decision to Pull Logan Thompson Was Exactly What He Needed

Logan Thompson has earned plenty of trust in Washington, but even the Capitals' go-to netminder has a breaking point.

After back-to-back starts in which he struggled to give his team a chance to win, Thompson finally got the hook Tuesday night against the Dallas Stars, raising some questions about his form since returning from injury.

Since coming back from a lower-body injury, Thompson, to put it mildly, hasn't looked particularly sharp in net.

There was some encouragement in his first start back, as he stopped 23 of 25 shots against the Philadelphia Flyers on Oct. 28 in a 5-2 Capitals victory. His two most recent outings, however, have been considerably less convincing.

Thompson surrendered…