John Erskine frustrated
Washington Capitals defenseman John Erskine feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a regular player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player.
A native of USA, John Erskine was originally drafted to the NHL by the Dallas Stars in the 2nd round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 396 NHL games during his career, notching 11 goals and adding 31 assists along with 724 penalty minutes. The 31 year old defenseman has not yet played for the Washington Capitals this season. He has played 37 games with the Hershey Bears this season, totalling 3+0=3 with 26 PIM.
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30-12-2011 Kyle Greentree frustrated
Washington Capitals left wing Kyle Greentree feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a regular player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player.
A native of Canada, Kyle Greentree, was originally signed as a free agent to the NHL. He has appeared in 4 NHL games during his career, notching 0 goals and adding 0 assists along with 0 penalty minutes. The 28 year old left wing has not yet played for the Washington Capitals this season. He has played 37 games with the Hershey Bears this season, totalling 10+4=14 with 12 PIM.
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30-12-2011 Weekly team report
Who's hot
Braden Holtby is playing well with 3 wins in his 3 starts last week and allowing 3 goals. Teemu Selänne is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week.
Who's cold
Alexander Ovechkin has lost his sights and is now 7 games without a goal. Brooks Laich has lost his sights and is now 25 games without a goal. Troy Brouwer has lost his sights and is now 9 games without a goal. Mike Green has played 18 games without a goal. Dennis Wideman has played 35 games without a goal. Roman Hamrlik has been a healthy scratch in his last five games. Tomas Vokoun hasn't got a chance to start in the last five games. Cody Eakin is sliding on a 17 game streak without registering a single point. Robert Nilsson has been a healthy scratch in his last five games.
Trainer's room
No injuries at the moment.
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29-12-2011 Tom Poti frustrated
Washington Capitals defenseman Tom Poti feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a core player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a regular player.
A native of USA, Tom Poti was originally drafted to the NHL by the Edmonton Oilers in the 3rd round of the 1996 entry draft. He has appeared in 845 NHL games during his career, notching 70 goals and adding 261 assists along with 588 penalty minutes. The 34 year old defenseman has played 37 games with the Washington Capitals this season, totalling 1+5=6 with 2 PIM.
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29-12-2011 Mathieu Perreault frustrated
Washington Capitals center Mathieu Perreault feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a regular player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player.
A native of Canada, Mathieu Perreault was originally drafted to the NHL by the Washington Capitals in the 6th round of the 2006 entry draft. He has appeared in 56 NHL games during his career, notching 11 goals and adding 12 assists along with 26 penalty minutes. The 23 year old center has not yet played for the Washington Capitals this season. He has played 37 games with the Hershey Bears this season, totalling 5+17=22 with 12 PIM.
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26-12-2011 Joel Ward frustrated
Washington Capitals right wing Joel Ward feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a regular player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player.
A native of Canada, Joel Ward, was originally signed as a free agent to the NHL. He has appeared in 241 NHL games during his career, notching 40 goals and adding 59 assists along with 89 penalty minutes. The 31 year old right wing has not yet played for the Washington Capitals this season. He has played 35 games with the Hershey Bears this season, totalling 8+5=13 with 12 PIM.
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26-12-2011 Tom Poti frustrated
Washington Capitals defenseman Tom Poti feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a core player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a regular player.
A native of USA, Tom Poti was originally drafted to the NHL by the Edmonton Oilers in the 3rd round of the 1996 entry draft. He has appeared in 843 NHL games during his career, notching 70 goals and adding 261 assists along with 588 penalty minutes. The 34 year old defenseman has played 35 games with the Washington Capitals this season, totalling 1+5=6 with 2 PIM.
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24-12-2011 Chris Bourque frustrated
Washington Capitals left wing Chris Bourque feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a regular player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player.
A native of USA, Chris Bourque was originally drafted to the NHL by the Washington Capitals in the 2nd round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 33 NHL games during his career, notching 1 goals and adding 3 assists along with 12 penalty minutes. The 25 year old left wing has not yet played for the Washington Capitals this season. He has played 34 games with the Hershey Bears this season, totalling 10+9=19 with 10 PIM.
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23-12-2011 Joel Ward frustrated
Washington Capitals right wing Joel Ward feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a regular player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player.
A native of Canada, Joel Ward, was originally signed as a free agent to the NHL. He has appeared in 241 NHL games during his career, notching 40 goals and adding 59 assists along with 89 penalty minutes. The 31 year old right wing has not yet played for the Washington Capitals this season. He has played 34 games with the Hershey Bears this season, totalling 7+5=12 with 10 PIM.
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23-12-2011 Weekly team report
Who's hot
Ryane Clowe is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week. Mike Knuble is looking good with a 4 game point scoring streak with 4 game goalstreak.
Who's cold
Brooks Laich has lost his sights and is now 22 games without a goal. Troy Brouwer has lost his sights and is now 6 games without a goal. Mike Green has played 15 games without a goal. Dennis Wideman has played 32 games without a goal. Roman Hamrlik has been a healthy scratch in his last five games. John Carlson has played 19 games without a goal. Tomas Vokoun hasn't got a chance to start in the last five games.
Trainer's room
No injuries at the moment.
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21-12-2011 Sean Collins frustrated
Washington Capitals defenseman Sean Collins feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a regular player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player.
A native of USA, Sean Collins, was originally signed as a free agent to the NHL. He has appeared in 19 NHL games during his career, notching 2 goals and adding 1 assists along with 12 penalty minutes. The 28 year old defenseman has not yet played for the Washington Capitals this season. He has played 33 games with the Hershey Bears this season, totalling 2+3=5 with 26 PIM.
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21-12-2011 Alexander Ovechkin resumes full training.
Washington Capitals left wing Alexander Ovechkin has resumed full training after his head injury.
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19-12-2011 Mike Green agrees on a contract.
Mike Green has signed a $5 500 000 per year, 6 year deal with the Washington Capitals. Detailed terms of the deal were not announced.
A native of Canada, Mike Green was originally drafted to the NHL by the Washington Capitals in the 1st round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 398 NHL games during his career, notching 83 goals and adding 179 assists along with 288 penalty minutes. The 26 year old defenseman has played 32 games with the Washington Capitals this season, totalling 4+14=18 with 2 PIM.
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19-12-2011 Alexander Ovechkin injured.
Alexander Ovechkin (
) suffered head injury during the game in an incident with Sheldon Brookbank (
). He is expected to be sidelined for a couple of days. If it was up to me I would have finished the game, but they want to be careful about this kind of injury, were his words after the game.
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18-12-2011 Troy Brouwer frustrated
Washington Capitals right wing Troy Brouwer feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a core player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a regular player.
A native of Canada, Troy Brouwer was originally drafted to the NHL by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 7th round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 190 NHL games during his career, notching 35 goals and adding 37 assists along with 127 penalty minutes. The 26 year old right wing has played 31 games with the Washington Capitals this season, totalling 3+2=5 with 4 PIM.
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18-12-2011 Evgeny Kuznetsov speaks up.
Evgeny Kuznetsov is disappointed in the team tactics after having not played in the last five games. He wants more icetime.
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18-12-2011 John Carlson rejects contract offer.
John Carlson rejected the $1 200 000 per year, 6 year offer from Washington Capitals
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16-12-2011 Weekly team report
Who's hot
Braden Holtby is playing well with 3 wins in his 3 starts last week and allowing 3 goals.
Who's cold
Ryane Clowe is down on his game pulling a 11 game streak without registering a single point. Brooks Laich has lost his sights and is now 19 games without a goal. Mike Green has played 12 games without a goal. Dennis Wideman has played 29 games without a goal. Roman Hamrlik has been a healthy scratch in his last five games. John Carlson has played 16 games without a goal. Tomas Vokoun hasn't got a chance to start in the last five games. Evgeny Kuznetsov has been a healthy scratch in his last five games.
Trainer's room
Teemu Selänne remains sidelined with knee injury.
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16-12-2011 Teemu Selänne resumes full training.
Washington Capitals right wing Teemu Selänne has resumed full training after his knee injury.
Dim 2 Oct - 0:13
). He is expected to be sidelined for a couple of days. This will just build character, sitting out a few days I mean, he quoted before being taken to the hospital for tests.