Washington Capitals: 2010 post-season transactions

It's not the Caps, but the Canadiens have traded Halak

http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=324934

Theo is gone.

Draft news from the CI:

Posted at 10:32 PM ET, 06/25/2010
Caps draft Kuznetsov

With the 26th pick, the Caps drafted Russian center Evgeny Kuznetsov. I'll have more on the pick later. I have to crank out a newspaper story first.

Capitals Insider - The Washington Post’s Tarik El-Bashir on the Capitals and NHL (http://blog.washingtonpost.com/capitalsinsider/)

Theo is gone.

Draft news from the CI:

Posted at 10:32 PM ET, 06/25/2010
Caps draft Kuznetsov

With the 26th pick, the Caps drafted Russian center Evgeny Kuznetsov. I'll have more on the pick later. I have to crank out a newspaper story first.

Capitals Insider - The Washington Post’s Tarik El-Bashir on the Capitals and NHL (http://blog.washingtonpost.com/capitalsinsider/)

I agree Theo is gone but it's not because we drafted a center

It appears to be another solid draft by McPhee and the CAPS.

Closing thoughts from*the NHL draft - Allan Muir - SI.com (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/allan_muir/06/27/draft.day.2/index.html)

Crop We May Be Talking About Most In Five Years: Washington Capitals
If George McPhee's rep for mining gems from the deep substrata of the first isn't already set, it could be soon. The Caps' GM, who already hit it big with Mike Green (29th overall, 2004) and John Carlson (27th, 2008), looks like he could have added another jewel to his system with Evgeny Kuznetsov at 26. The 18-year-old winger isn't big (6-0, 172), but he possesses an offensive explosiveness similar to current Cap Alexander Semin. If not for the Russian passport, his skill level likely would have led someone to call his name sooner. "That could be a real value pick," a Western Conference scout told SI.com. "They've got the people in place there [Alex Ovechkin, Semin and others] that should help with [his] transition and a system that he should be comfortable with. [McPhee's scouting staff] have done a good job loading up that system." The Caps also may have found value in third-rounder Stanislav Galiev (86th), a skilled right winger from the Saint John Sea Dogs who some experts predicted could go in the first round, and Phil Grubauer (112th), the German-born goaltender who led the Windsor Spitfires to the Memorial Cup last month. A scout noted that neither player projects as a sure thing, but both have elements that make you think "there might be something special there." "These are both talented kids," he said. "There's no rush on either of them. They've got time and that may be all they need."

I wonder what kind of "transactions" Ovi had going on during this party. Nice bathing suit. Ha! He's on a boat!

http://www.totalprosports.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/alex-ovechkin-party-boat-4.jpg

I wonder what kind of "transactions" Ovi had going on during this party. Nice bathing suit. Ha! He's on a boat!

http://www.totalprosports.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/alex-ovechkin-party-boat-4.jpg

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I agree Theo is gone but it's not because we drafted a center

I'm getting tired of ESPN talking about how the Caps going to go after a veteran goaltender when it's clear that both Varly and Neuvy are ready to be full timers at the NHL level. I know ESPN was right about Haynesworth being unhappy but I feel they're dead wrong on this one.

Caps could chase top-six center
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The Washington Capitals may look for a second-line center in free agency, but there's also a possibility GM George McPhee fills this hole in-house.

He tells the Washington Post that there are youngsters who are ready to take on big NHL roles: "We think we have centers that are ready to go. There's Mathieu Perreault who's fairly close, if not ready to go. We like what we've seen from [Marcus] Johansson. A year from now [first-round draft pick Evgeny] Kuznetsov might be ready to play. Cody Eakin might be ready to go in a year. So we want to be really careful not get drawn into any long-term deals at that position."

But none of those guys may be able to step into the pivot role alongside Alexander Semin, so the Post's Tarik El-Bashir thinks the Caps will try to bring in a veteran center who is willing to sign a short-term deal -- maybe Saku Koivu or Matt Cullen. But they don't have too much money to spend, and they're also looking at blueliners, so it's possible McPhee truly is prepared to go with an inexperienced player next to Semin.


Gare Joyce
Kutznetsov's ETA: 2011
"George McPhee is pretty emphatic that he can get Kuznetsov and that the Russian pivot needs only another season (almost certainly in the KHL) in development before skating into the Capitals' lineup."

I'm getting tired of ESPN talking about how the Caps going to go after a veteran goaltender when it's clear that both Varly and Neuvy are ready to be full timers at the NHL level. I know ESPN was right about Haynesworth being unhappy but I feel they're dead wrong on this one.

Horray ESPN was right. The Caps wanted to sign a veteran netminder.....for Hershey! Bwahahahaha!!!

Posted at 9:03 AM ET, 07/ 2/2010
Caps sign goalie Dany Sabourin
The Caps didn't make a big move on Day 1 of free agency, but they did make a move late yesterday, signing veteran goalie Dany Sabourin.

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Haha dirt read that earlier. I'm also happy with the draft as well. Can't believe we have 9 of our 10 first round draft picks currently playing on the team, pretty awesome.