As I dream about snow and other things cold, hockey is happening right now (yes!). To start "We want to Change and Improve"* seems to be the Capitals motto for the moment; and with the free agents becoming, well, free, this is a good time to put that motto into action. I'll come back to that, more pressing (ok they're about the same in importance) matter, will Semyon Varlamov be returning to the Capitals or will he sign with the KHL (the Russian league)? We seem to have been doing well with young goalies (Varlamov, 23, Michal Neuvirth, 23, and Braden Holtby, 21) if your system works don't mess with it but having three available goalies all biding for the top spot could get ugly fast. Last season Varly (a nick-name he is sometimes called) shared time in the net with Neuvirth most of the time. He is set to be a restricted agent; it would be great if he can back to the Caps. Another nagging question is will the Caps trade some of their young guns for newbies? With the players they have, all of them have seen playing time and have the experience but new guys trying to find their way in the hockey world may not be the best idea. Just saying. Finally Tom Poti had nagging groin injuries most of the season. If the Caps keep him will he still play defense or will he be moved? Lots of questions that I don't have the answer to. On a good note Brooks Laich has signed a six year contract with the Capitals. It's worth? $27 million. That's a lot of money.
Here is a list of free agents now on the Capitals roster:
Jason Arnott
Matt Bradley
Boyd Gordon
Scott Hannan
Marco Sturm
Restricted agents:
Karl Alzner
Troy Brouwer
Semyon Varlamov
We'll just have to wait and see what happens.
*quote from Ted Leonsis' blog
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