Puck 'N Hockey

The Capitals have acquired D.J. King from the St. Louis Blues for Stephan Della Rovere.  Basically, the Caps got a sandpaper wrapped, brick for a scrappy, junkyard dog.  Not a bad deal for either organization. Now, most folks who like the acquisition of a prototypical enforcer, point to King’s fight with the Minnesota Wild’s Derek…Click here for more.

The 2011 Winter Classic press conference today was as boring as expected.  Being brutally honest, if you got excited to watch Doc Emrick, the NHL executive stooges, and some players taking a break from fishing and golf to stand around and talk about a single game that is almost 5 months away, you need to…Click here for more.

I really only wanted to see a handful of players at the development camp scrimmage on Saturday.  At the top of my list was Marcus Johansson since he has been described by most as the Capitals’ prospect closest to NHL ready. Marcus Johansson looks like an NHL skater.  Johansson has that Swedish, power stride.  At…Click here for more.

All in all, a pretty cool day. I was able to catch most of the first and second periods of the scrimmage.  I tried to roam around the rink as much as possible so, in the middle of the first, I ended up down behind the White team’s net along the glass.  From there, I…Click here for more.

In the 1963 movie, McLintock!, John Wayne explains to a young man whose family has come upon hard times that he’s “got it all wrong. I don’t give jobs, I hire men.”  For prospects participating in the NHL rookie/prospects/development camps across North America this July, the opportunity is given but it is up to the…Click here for more.