Archive for July, 2008

Washington’s 2008 Tale of the Cap

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008 Posted in Capitals, Salary Cap | No Comments »

So what does it mean to be under the salary cap? We’ll take a look at this issue and its effect on the current roster of the Washington Capitals. As you probably know the upper limit of the salary ...

Washington Capitals 2008 Preseason Schedule

Saturday, July 26th, 2008 Posted in Capitals, Preseason, Schedule | No Comments »

The Capitals recently released that training camp will open on September 20th. The camp will be preceded by the rookie camp starting on September 14th.The Caps rookies will play the Flyers rookies at Kettler Capitals Iceplex on September 18th at ...

The Morrisonn Decision

Saturday, July 26th, 2008 Posted in Capitals, Morrisonn | No Comments »

According to Dump & Chase, the arbitration case between the Washington Capitals and Shaone Morrisonn has been decided. The arbiter ruled that Morrisonn should get a $1.975 million contract for next season. The team can accept the decision or walk ...

Capitals 2008 Offseason

Sunday, July 20th, 2008 Posted in Capitals | No Comments »

So far this off season the Caps have made relatively few personnel changes from last season’s ending roster. A new number one goalie in Jose Theodore and the signing of Sergei Fedorov for another year were the biggest moves. The ...

Thank You Everyone – Joe’s 1-Year Anniversary

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008 Posted in Anniversary | No Comments »

I just wanted to express my appreciation to everyone who visited my site over the past year. In all, over 7,200 pages were viewed. It has far exceeded my expectations to say the least. I have been a Capitals fan ...

Washington Capitals 2008-09 Schedule

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008 Posted in Capitals, NHL, Schedule | No Comments »

The NHL has released the schedule for the 2008-09 season. For the third year in a row the Capitals will open on the road with a game in Atlanta on October 10th. The home opener is the next evening against ...

Washington Capitals - Shots on Goal

Friday, July 11th, 2008 Posted in Capitals | No Comments »

Last off-season we looked into the statistic of shots on goal and its use as an indicator of success for the Capitals. My belief was that if the Capitals applied more pressure on the opposition and forced them to match ...

Washngton Signs Boyd Gordon

Friday, July 11th, 2008 Posted in Capitals, Gordon | No Comments »

The Capitals have come to terms with Boyd Gordon. Per Capitals Insider, its a one-year deal worth $725,000. That leaves Shaone Morrisonn as the Caps remaining restricted free agent unsigned. Here's the Official word from WashingtonCaps.com:"ARLINGTON, Va. – The Washington ...

Eric Fehr signs with Capitals

Thursday, July 10th, 2008 Posted in Capitals, Fehr | No Comments »

From WashingtonCaps.com,"ARLINGTON, Va. – The Washington Capitals have signed right wing Eric Fehr to a one-year contract, vice president and general manager George McPhee announced today. In keeping with club policy, financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.Fehr, 22, ...

Laich Resigns with Washington for 3-Years

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008 Posted in Capitals, Laich | No Comments »

From WashingtonCaps.com,"ARLINGTON, Va. – The Washington Capitals have signed forward Brooks Laich to a three-year contract, vice president and general manager George McPhee announced today. In keeping with club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.Laich, 25, established career ...

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