 Alzner's reactions to this accomplishment were captured in an audio-journal he was keeping for the Hockey Diaries project.Alzner was sent back down to Hershey on January 28, 2009 to make room for returning defenceman Tom Poti.He was recalled during the Capitals' playoff series with the Pittsburgh Penguins on May 3 as a precautionary measure after injuries to several Washington defencemen, but did not see any action.