"I'm hearing that McPhee and Co. have some interest in Landon Ferraro, who is among the players...

"I'm hearing that McPhee and Co. have some interest in Landon Ferraro, who is among the players interviewed by the Caps, a league source told me moments ago. A right wing from Red Deer of the WHL and the son of former NHLer Ray Ferraro, he's also one of the fastest players in the draft and he's a shooter. A number of people I've talked to suggest that the younger Ferraro could eventually give the Caps the scoring threat from the right side they lack in the system right now."

- Capitals Insider

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Not interested unless he has a twin brother we can also have on the team.

And unrelated,
Aren’t the Caps already leading the league in “son of/younger brother of” prospects?

by Stormblue on Jun 24, 2009 3:58 PM EDT reply actions

GMGM loves him some bloodlines…

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by J.P. on Jun 24, 2009 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions

…and his headfakes. Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t Ferraro rated/slated right around where we pick? I say herring

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by bigonetimer on Jun 24, 2009 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions

they call him The Magic Man

by ns on Jun 24, 2009 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions

Don Majkowski?

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by J.P. on Jun 24, 2009 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions

by ns on Jun 24, 2009 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions

…and his headfakes. Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t Ferraro rated/slated right around where we pick? I say herring

I don’t know about herring because it wouldn’t be a shock no matter what. When you’re picking when the Capitals are you’re looking at a dozen different guys, if not more.

by David Getz on Jun 24, 2009 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions

By default, I simply associate a TEB linkage to our FO’s thoughts on the draft as nothing more than idle prattle. Can you blame me?

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by bigonetimer on Jun 24, 2009 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions

sounds to me like he’s interested in anyone but ferraro. :-)

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by macvechkin on Jun 24, 2009 5:38 PM EDT up reply actions

Pretty much – from Tarik’s comments, it sounded to me like he might be willing to package up a pick or two to get a player for next year’s team, which would make sense.

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by gotsparkly on Jun 25, 2009 7:46 AM EDT up reply actions

Indeed he does. TEB talked about that on WaPoLive last night.

by Scott in Shaw on Jun 24, 2009 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions

GMGM loves him some ~~bloodlines…~~ small forwards who happen to be sons of former NHLers.

by Bald Pollack on Jun 24, 2009 5:17 PM EDT up reply actions

bloodlines...

… great for thoroughbred development, maybe not such a great angle for hockey players. : )

by war_capitals on Jun 25, 2009 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions

I wonder what Tarik’s sources are?

by B19 on Jun 24, 2009 4:08 PM EDT reply actions

could be a simple as this…or maybe he’s got an e(5) hotlink!

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by bigonetimer on Jun 24, 2009 5:17 PM EDT up reply actions

Interesting. Ferraro was neither a choice in your Pick ‘Em, nor a guy “to watch” in DMG’s draft primer. I’m not trying to call you out, just curious as to why he wasn’t on your radar screen?

by Scott in Shaw on Jun 24, 2009 4:47 PM EDT reply actions

Ferarro’s stat line wasn’t that impressive, but what the heck do I know.

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by Sombrero Guy on Jun 24, 2009 5:07 PM EDT up reply actions

He wasn’t one of my guys to watch just because I didn’t think he was as interesting as some other guys and I didn’t want to include every projected first rounder, just for the sake of length; wasn’t a Pick ‘Em because he’d already been picked by Calgary in the SBN Mock Draft (which is where I think he’ll go on Friday, barring trades).

by David Getz on Jun 24, 2009 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions

That makes sense. I neglected to go back and check the prior picks.

by Scott in Shaw on Jun 24, 2009 5:25 PM EDT up reply actions

He wasn’t one of the Pick ’Em guys because he was already off the SBN Mock Draft board. He definitely would have been.

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by J.P. on Jun 24, 2009 5:35 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah, well, GMGM has never been known to encourage false info or to sandbag anyone regarding draft intentions…

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by TylerG on Jun 24, 2009 8:35 PM EDT reply actions

Go Whale!

Hey, as a Whaler-turned-Cap fan, you can’t go wrong with a Ferraro.

by urhockey22 on Jun 24, 2009 9:53 PM EDT reply actions

Dude, did you read this one yet? Article was made for you…

by Gould Old Days on Jun 25, 2009 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions

great story and link, sir! my buddies were feebly sitting around trying to figure this out during the playoffs. I think we came up with Modano and Sakic, so we were missing a few LOL

by war_capitals on Jun 25, 2009 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions

I actually like duplicitous George when it comes to hiding his hand. But here’s a refreshing example of openness (with the media, at least).

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by bigonetimer on Jun 24, 2009 10:17 PM EDT reply actions

So if GMGM loves his bloodlines, do you think he’d grab up Ryan Bourque too? He’s ranked 49th among North American skaters on the NHL Entry Draft site, so I’m guessing he’d be there for our 2nd round pick, maybe 3rd. Then again, I’m not even close to knowing a whole lot about the draft.

by letsgocaps on Jun 25, 2009 2:15 AM EDT reply actions

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