Olaf KÖLZIG 5.450.000
Brent JOHNSON 575.000

Brian POTHIER 2.500.000
Steve EMINGER 992.912
Shaone MORRISONN 900.000
Ben CLYMER 850.000
Jamie HEWARD 675.000
Jameson HUNT 635.000
Bryan MUIR 600.000

Richard ZEDNIK 1.976.000
Dainius ZUBRUS 1.800.000
Chris CLARKE 1.002.000
Donald BRASHEAR 1.000.000
Alex OVECHKIN 984.200
Matt PETTINGER 900.000
Brian SUTHERBY 800.000
Matt BRADLEY 700.000
Rico FATA 650.000
Matt STEFANISHION 635.000

RFA:

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Washington looks so undone and ... crap!

Ovechkin says he's not ready for 'C' Read More >>

I like this guy

What about Semin. He's on their roster. And I think putting Ovie in for the Cap would be wise. He could lead, and he's a great guy, I think he'd be an oustanding captain.

That being said, he is right on all points, and he's a smart young lad.

Alexander Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals, right, Andrew Ference of the Calgary Flames, middle, and Alexander Steen of the Toronto Maple Leafs share a laugh before joining the athlete-driven international humanitarian organization Right To Play as athlete ambassadors on Tuesday, Sept 5, 2006 at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto.
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Chris Clark named captain of Washington
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Washington Capitals coach Glen Hanlon, left, and vice president and general manager George McPhee, right, pose with newly named hockey team captain Chris Clark while holding up Clark's captain's jersey during a news conference Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2006, in Ashburn, Va.
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Washington Capitals newly named hockey team captain Chris Clark speaks to the media during a news conference Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2006, in Ashburn, Va.
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The Caps are going back to a red, white, and blue color scheme:

Washington Capitals to Unveil New Uniforms at June 22 Draft Day Party

Interesting. I hope these new uniforms won't be as "busy" as some of the ones they've had in the past.

Found a mock up of them.

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/6751/capsjerseypj7.gif

Oh dear god...

Not bad, not bad at all... simple and clean. I doubt that's just a mock Loz

That can't be real. It looks like a canadiens or avalanche clone. It's going to look classic, like winnepeg.

i still remember back like what 5-6 years ago when the planned a new jersey that had something to the effect of an eagle head and it was apparently so hideous that there own fans begged them not to do it..
i remember seeing pictures but since they never went thru with them itd be hard to find now.

I like them. I'd still like to see the Ducks utilize the big webbed foot for the main logo on the new uni's.

It looks like someone just changed the colors on the all-star jerseys
I can see the stars on the side panels
and the logo looks like a computer made image put on there
i dunno
The logo is simple
but the sleeves look too busy

I think that would look ugly. I think the 'D' looks strange by itself, but when you add the 'ucks' it looks good. I have come to love these jerseys and I hope they don't stray too far when they have to change the uniform for the RBK EDGE Uniforum.

Cool picture from today's practice...

It's not a very thankful day (or maybe it is) as Glen Hanlon was fired by the Washington Capitals.

The Caps began the season 3-0, before losing 15 of their next 18 games.



Hanlon is a former coach of the Portland Pirates.

New NHL Washington Capitals interim head coach Bruce Boudreau talks with defenseman Brian Pothier during practice in Arlington, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2007. At background right is Alex Ovechkin.
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New NHL Washington Capitals interim head coach Bruce Boudreau talks with Alex Ovechkin practice in Arlington, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2007.
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Maybe this thread could be merged with the Washington thread ?

Boudreau earned his first NHL win.

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I found this on a blog, very amusing:

Ovechkin on a Segway



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Too bad the video appears to be offline right now. I'll have to check back for it later. Just the text was hilarious! Thanks for finding that GD!

Which brings up the question, did the Ducks ever visit the White House as Stanley Cup Champions? (not that we need George Bush rubbing off on them or anything) Hmmm did I say that out loud?

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Apparently, the Capitals might've given Ovechkin a six-year, 54-million dollar contract.
Dang. Nine million a year. That ain't too shabby.

Eklund is reporting this as well, but that's not where I got this from. Ovie is suppose to have a presser at 8:30 et to announce the extension.

I guess Ovie isn't going to Nashville like Eklund had previously reported...

EDIT: TSN reported it 9.5 million a season for more than 10 years. DANG. Just... DANG lol.

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As I said elsewhere I guess he isn't interested in winning a Cup anytime soon.

Wow. That is ALOT of money. in my opinion he is not worth that much

I live in DC most of the year and watch a lot of Caps games, and in my opinion, he's worth that kind of a deal. Every night, his opponents constantly cover him with their best defenders, knowing that he's the Caps only real scoring threat, and yet he's on pace for more than 60 goals. He's not a set-up man like Crosby, but he's more of a complete player than Kovalchuk. I think this move makes total sense from the Caps point of view, Caps fans are loving it, and I think it even makes some sense for Ovechkin, considering that the Caps could actually be really good in the future. I don't get 13 years, I wouldn't want to tie myself to something that long and probably would have preferred half a dozen at most, but I understand where he's coming from.

You say that now, but during the 03-04 season I'm pretty sure alot of the Ducks players didn't think that they were going to win the Cup.

That being said, any team can win the Cup, even Washington.

As long as Crosby doesn't win the cup before Ovechkin I'm fine.

OT: BTW, I have no problem with Crosby, I think that he's a great player, he just needs to stop the bitching and complaining, grow a set, and play like a man. I have a problem with the Penguins, and every team from Pittsburgh for that matter. Ever since I was about 5-6 years old I always liked the Ducks, and my best friend always liked the Penguins, everytime I would go over to his place he had Penguins stuff everywhere. He always said that the Ducks were never going to win the Cup and I always said that the Penguins were going to suck for a long time. (I guess we are tied, the Ducks won the Cup and the Penguins haven't sucked that much)

You might think that over 9 million a year is excessive, but for a player of Ovechkin's talent to be locked for so long is huge, especially given that the Salary Cap is going to go up. There is a chance that Ovechkin's salary in a few years will be quite friendly to the Capitals. The other thing to consider is that by keeping Ovechkin, and not letting him depart anytime soon, Washington is showing a committment to the fans and is likely going to sell more tickets and jerseys than they would have otherwise.

Washington might not win the cup any time soon but then again with Ovechkin there long term he'll be playing there long after soon ends. What legitimate cup contender could even find the cash to sign him anyways? Ovechkin was almost guranteed to land a Crosby-type deal no matter where he went but there aren't many, if any, big time contenders who could have picked him up.

Plus, and I say this only half jokingly, anyone who says Ovechkin isn't worth $9 million a year wasn't there when he beat the Ducks 3-2 in overtime with his OT goal clinching the hat trick two years ago.

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I think Washington has a pretty bright future, actually. Apart from Ovechkin, Semin (super talented but hasn't put it together yet), Backstrom (third in rookie scoring, soon to pass injured Toews), and Green (current goal-scoring leader among all NHL defensemen and still good in his own zone) are great young players, and Fleischmann could turn out really good too. They also have a few really promising prospects who are still in the minors. If you can keep them all together, that's a heck of a good core group to build around. I think the deal is so great for DC not just because it keeps the best goalscorer of this generation here but because it'll actually probably be underpaying him half a dozen years down the line after the cap goes up, freeing up room to resign their other good players or look for new ones that otherwise probably wouldn't have been there.

I mean, the Caps just swept the season series from Ottawa. I watched all those games, and they weren't flukes; the Caps played well offensively and defensively and really did look like the better team. I called them to make the playoffs at the start of this season, and I'm sticking with it.

The Capitals were very busy on deadline day, making four deals.

Montreal G Cristobal Huet for Washington 2009 2nd round pick
Columbus C/RW Sergei Fedorov for Washington prospect Theo Ruth
Vancouver LW/RW Matt Cooke for Washington LW Matt Pettinger
Atlanta C Alexandre Giroux for Washington C Joe Motzko

I think the Caps made off like bandits today, making a considerable improvement for next to nothing. They didn't directly address their major need for help on the blue line, but they got a legitimate starting goaltender, an established and still very defensively sound winger with two Selke trophies in Fedorov, and a tough and spirited winger in Cooke. Olie Kolzig was one of the premier goaltenders in the NHL for a dozen years, but he's fallen off, and the addition of the younger Huet will really help out. Fedorov doesn't have the same offensive skills that he did in his heyday, but he'll make a great second-line winger in a new Russian connection with Alexander Semin and Viktor Kozlov, and he'll be a valuable addition on the penalty kill. Cooke has better stats and a tougher presence, and should be a good addition to the Caps third or fourth line.
All in all, this should help them shave off a good chunk of their more than 3 goals against per game, and I think they'll overtake Carolina for the division title.

The downside is that all of these players will be unrestricted free agents come July 1, but I don't see why any of them would want to leave (unless Fedorov plans to retire). Washington has an extremely promising future, and in my opinion they're only a year or two of maturity and one or two d-men away from being among the class of the Eastern Conference.

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Ovechkin Drafted by the NFL Dolphins

Olaf Kolzig is officially leaving the Capitals

http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=3389219

But click the link, look at the picture. COME ON ESPN!

Wow....just... wow

What?

That's OD the goalie, isn't it?

No picture now... what was it?

Heh it was Sean O'Donnell. Riiidiculous.