Capitals Acquire Milan Jurcina from Blue Jackets

by David Getz on Mar 3, 2010 2:51 PM EST

Per @TSNBobMcKenzie, the Capitals have acquired Milan Jurcina from the Columbus Blue Jackets. TSN has the return as a sixth round draft pick.

Also per @TSNBobMcKenzie, Jurcina was recently diagnosed with a sports hernia.

	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	GTG	SOG	PCT
Milan Jurcina	44	1	6	7	2	24	0	0	1	0	49	2.0

Per the team:

Jurcina, 26, rejoins the Capitals after playing 27 games for Washington earlier this season before being sent to Columbus with Chris Clark in a Dec. 28, 2009, trade that brought Jason Chimera to the Capitals. He played 17 games for Columbus, recording one goal and two assists. He has one goal and six assists in 44 combined games this season. Jurcina recently represented Slovakia at the Olympics. He has a minor injury and may not be immediately available to play for the Capitals.
The 6’4", 236-pound native of Liptovsky Mikulas, Slovakia, was drafted by the Boston Bruins in the eighth round, 241st overall in the 2001 NHL Draft. He has played in 319 career NHL games and has recorded 15 goals, 38 assists and 220 penalty minutes for Boston, Washington and Columbus.

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Yay!

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.
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by Ovechwin on Mar 3, 2010 2:52 PM EST reply actions

So you got Chimera for Clark?

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by Chemmy on Mar 3, 2010 2:52 PM EST reply actions

And whatever we gave for Juice….

by sixsevenfiftysix on Mar 3, 2010 2:52 PM EST up reply actions

And whatever goes back to CLB this time.

by Yoshietree on Mar 3, 2010 2:53 PM EST up reply actions

and saved on a few months of salary?

by OvechkinGR8 on Mar 3, 2010 2:53 PM EST up reply actions

yes. i dont understand it why they traded him in the first place

by Lancers25 on Mar 3, 2010 2:53 PM EST up reply actions

looks like a 6th round pick

So we get Chimera for Clark and a 6th round pick. I like it a lot. . . .

Forget about finding your perfect match, I want a website where you can find your perfect arch-nemesis

by Lunatic Fringe on Mar 3, 2010 3:03 PM EST up reply actions

So do I.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.
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by Ovechwin on Mar 3, 2010 3:06 PM EST up reply actions

I’m so confused…

Everyone wants to kill the king. But the prince, he just sails along telling all the ladies, "One day I'm gonna be king."

I'm on that bird thingy.

by Steck It Out on Mar 3, 2010 2:52 PM EST reply actions

You and me both.

Poor Juice…. guy must feel like a yo-yo!

I need a snappy signature...

by IRockTheRed on Mar 3, 2010 2:53 PM EST up reply actions

You kidding? He is thrilled right now.

by urhockey22 on Mar 3, 2010 2:54 PM EST up reply actions

Yeah, hopefully he hadn’t sold his place/moved everything.

by BradleyFightingVehicle on Mar 3, 2010 2:54 PM EST up reply actions

He’s first pumping and saying goodbye to poor old clarkie

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.
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by Ovechwin on Mar 3, 2010 2:55 PM EST up reply actions

I’m assuming he still knows our system, so the fit is easy and immediate.

by matthewlangley on Mar 3, 2010 2:58 PM EST up reply actions

I’m sure he’s terribly disappointed to have to move from not making the playoffs to moving back to the cup contender he started the season with…

I am a hockey fan first, and a Caps fan second.

by iwearstripes on Mar 3, 2010 3:08 PM EST up reply actions

Trade fail.

by urhockey22 on Mar 3, 2010 2:53 PM EST up reply actions

I’d take Juice over Sloan or Erskine, and maybe Mo depending on the day.

by David Getz on Mar 3, 2010 2:54 PM EST up reply actions

I….what?

by jimmiebjr on Mar 3, 2010 3:02 PM EST up reply actions

And FWIW, when the Juice trade was announced, all the guys on Caps Report began to clap.

Everyone wants to kill the king. But the prince, he just sails along telling all the ladies, "One day I'm gonna be king."

I'm on that bird thingy.

by Steck It Out on Mar 3, 2010 2:53 PM EST reply actions

I just laughed for like 2 minutes straight. I love it.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.
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by Ovechwin on Mar 3, 2010 2:54 PM EST up reply actions

Yeah, so do I, even if my immediate reaction was something akin to “WTF”.

"In the depths of winter, I learned there was in me an invincible summer" ~Albert Camus

by Madelle on Mar 3, 2010 4:47 PM EST up reply actions

Ive heard of him. For what? Are we trying to fill an inside straight? 22,23,24,25,26…

Just trying to capture the spirit of the thing...

by dcsportsfan1 on Mar 3, 2010 2:53 PM EST reply actions

Per Tarik’s twitter:

Milan Jurcina back to Caps. Heard yesterday that Jurcina was the backup plan if other deals for Dmen didn’t pan out.

Think Nashville was offering too much for House?

by BradleyFightingVehicle on Mar 3, 2010 2:53 PM EST reply actions

Preview fail…should read asking for too much.

by BradleyFightingVehicle on Mar 3, 2010 2:54 PM EST up reply actions

Saw a guy at a game last month with a Juice jersey and made fun of him. Guess it turned out to be a good investment.

by SaltySpice1028 on Mar 3, 2010 2:53 PM EST reply actions

It’s only a good invesetment if it cost one-tenth what a Mike Green jersey cost.

by JGP on Mar 3, 2010 2:57 PM EST up reply actions

very strange… need details!

by _Skullduggery_ on Mar 3, 2010 2:54 PM EST reply actions

Maybe Alzner misses playing with Juice?

by Yoshietree on Mar 3, 2010 2:55 PM EST reply actions

TSN saying Hamhuis is staying put.

Everyone wants to kill the king. But the prince, he just sails along telling all the ladies, "One day I'm gonna be king."

I'm on that bird thingy.

by Steck It Out on Mar 3, 2010 2:55 PM EST reply actions

Pathetic.

by katzistan on Mar 3, 2010 2:56 PM EST reply actions 1 recs

Care to expound on that?

by David Getz on Mar 3, 2010 2:57 PM EST up reply actions

This is the push for the Cup? Belanger, Walker and Jurcina? Just very disappointing. I mean, I’m sure GMGM was doing the best he could to fill the pieces and the right deal didn’t come along, but it’s just very disappointing.

by katzistan on Mar 3, 2010 2:58 PM EST up reply actions

Who said we had to make the flashy moves to make a push for the Cup?

Everyone wants to kill the king. But the prince, he just sails along telling all the ladies, "One day I'm gonna be king."

I'm on that bird thingy.

by Steck It Out on Mar 3, 2010 2:59 PM EST up reply actions

The team has weaknesses and the assets to address them.

by katzistan on Mar 3, 2010 3:03 PM EST up reply actions

The only one I haven’t seen is a top four defenseman, and I don’t know who’s out there the Caps could have had.

by David Getz on Mar 3, 2010 3:04 PM EST up reply actions

hooray for Juice!

Don't vorry. Zat's just ze power of ze arts!

by dgreen on Mar 3, 2010 2:56 PM EST reply actions

OK, someone take the ice pick out of my brain?

I need a snappy signature...

by IRockTheRed on Mar 3, 2010 2:57 PM EST reply actions

why take it out? :)

Free Eric Fehr!

by desperado on Mar 3, 2010 2:57 PM EST up reply actions

Because I want to relieve the pressure behind my eyes.

I need a snappy signature...

by IRockTheRed on Mar 3, 2010 2:58 PM EST up reply actions

Wow. I seriously can’t believe it haha.

by caps123 on Mar 3, 2010 2:57 PM EST reply actions

Who or what draft pick did we trade for him?

"IT...COULD...WORK!!!!" - Dr. Frederick Frankenstein

by CapsfanCubsfan on Mar 3, 2010 2:58 PM EST reply actions

6th round pick

by katzistan on Mar 3, 2010 2:58 PM EST up reply actions

Three way? Deal, I mean.

by MinorTthreat on Mar 3, 2010 2:58 PM EST via mobile reply actions

Sweet Jesus..

Interesting aspect of Jurcina deal — he was just diagnosed with a sports hernia.

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LORD PALMERSTON!!

Ron and Fez 11 to 3

by YvonLabresMoustache on Mar 3, 2010 2:59 PM EST reply actions

You beat me to it.

What the heck?

by bronco6778 on Mar 3, 2010 3:00 PM EST up reply actions

From McKenzie again:

Interesting aspect of Jurcina deal — he was just diagnosed with a sports hernia.

Uhhhh

by BradleyFightingVehicle on Mar 3, 2010 2:59 PM EST reply actions

TSNBobMcKenzie Interesting aspect of Jurcina deal — he was just diagnosed with a sports hernia.

FRICKIN’ Sweet…

by KWclevpark on Mar 3, 2010 3:00 PM EST reply actions

I’ve heard he has some kind of hernia…can anyone confirm this?

Driver and head Muckety-Muck of The Pavel Kubina Bandwagon

XBox Live: Oinkvechkin

LORD PALMERSTON!!

Ron and Fez 11 to 3

by YvonLabresMoustache on Mar 3, 2010 3:02 PM EST reply actions

Heard it was a spotted hernia, but the connection was bad. Could be wrong.

My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.

by jordanDC on Mar 3, 2010 3:05 PM EST up reply actions

Juice

Bottom line, we got Jason Chimera for Clark and a 6th round pick. Turns out not to be a bad trade. Juice was solid on D, maybe he wasn’t the best D but he was good for the Caps and he is young so he can stay longer and grow. He is a big guy so that might help clear the crease.

by Rickarama on Mar 3, 2010 3:02 PM EST reply actions 1 recs

Juice also scored a SH goal against Pitt in the playoffs last year. So, his scoring total was the same as Scott Walker’s.

by katzistan on Mar 3, 2010 3:04 PM EST up reply actions

Via TEB:

Deadline has passed, but more Caps movement could be coming. Hang on.

Everyone wants to kill the king. But the prince, he just sails along telling all the ladies, "One day I'm gonna be king."

I'm on that bird thingy.

by Steck It Out on Mar 3, 2010 3:04 PM EST reply actions

movement up the fucking playoff ladder, YEAH!

My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.

by jordanDC on Mar 3, 2010 3:05 PM EST up reply actions

John Waltons twitter is saying a deal with Carolina…if price is Potsy and Osala does that mean Whitney? Corvo? If it’s Whitney I may be ok with that deal, if it’s Corvo I’d rather just keep Potsy.

by BradleyFightingVehicle on Mar 3, 2010 3:06 PM EST up reply actions

This was like playing Parker Bro’s Monopoly. Every time you try to trade Oriental Ave you always get it right f%%;in back in another trade.

by Brainumbc on Mar 3, 2010 3:05 PM EST reply actions

McKenzie:

Stempniak to Phoenix for draft picks.

Everyone wants to kill the king. But the prince, he just sails along telling all the ladies, "One day I'm gonna be king."

I'm on that bird thingy.

by Steck It Out on Mar 3, 2010 3:07 PM EST reply actions

Gotta be Corvo. Canes confirmed he’s gone…if Caps/Canes are talking….

by JGP on Mar 3, 2010 3:08 PM EST reply actions

Who’s this “Jurcina” fellow you speak of?

"My face is my mask."

by Jake Shapiro on Mar 3, 2010 3:08 PM EST reply actions

TSN says Corvo to DC. WHAT

Everyone wants to kill the king. But the prince, he just sails along telling all the ladies, "One day I'm gonna be king."

I'm on that bird thingy.

by Steck It Out on Mar 3, 2010 3:09 PM EST reply actions

i thought that was from the fake rumor thing?

so somebody WAS being serious

by twistedlogic on Mar 3, 2010 3:10 PM EST up reply actions

McKenzie

Carolinia trades Joe Corvo to Caps for Brian Pother and Oskar Osala.

Everyone wants to kill the king. But the prince, he just sails along telling all the ladies, "One day I'm gonna be king."

I'm on that bird thingy.

by Steck It Out on Mar 3, 2010 3:09 PM EST reply actions

really? is corvo THAT much better than potsy?

i’m a little confused with our deadline deals here.

by twistedlogic on Mar 3, 2010 3:11 PM EST up reply actions

gut reaction is. . .

I like it. . . good day’s work for GMGM I think, nothing blockbuster but solid improvement without giving up to much.

Forget about finding your perfect match, I want a website where you can find your perfect arch-nemesis

by Lunatic Fringe on Mar 3, 2010 3:15 PM EST up reply actions

adding in a 2nd round pick in 2011. . . hmmm, evens it out a bit for me to be sure.

Forget about finding your perfect match, I want a website where you can find your perfect arch-nemesis

by Lunatic Fringe on Mar 3, 2010 3:22 PM EST up reply actions

GMGM was really GROPING around for a deal.

You can’t BEAT this one.

by OvechKam on Mar 3, 2010 3:16 PM EST up reply actions

This was just in time for Caps fans to not cheer for him in the Olympics.

"My face is my mask."

by Jake Shapiro on Mar 3, 2010 3:12 PM EST reply actions

GMGM is going green and recycling.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

by bigmac1124 on Mar 3, 2010 3:13 PM EST reply actions

Brads is beaming.

"My face is my mask."

by Jake Shapiro on Mar 3, 2010 3:32 PM EST up reply actions

Look at the other player in the picture. Sigh…
Green-Morrisonn
Poti-Jurcina
Corvo-Schultz?
Erskine
I feel like I’m missing somebodies.

Ovechkin = Green Backs

by red army line on Mar 3, 2010 3:43 PM EST reply actions

Look at the other player in the picture. Sigh…

I don’t think the Caps needed Belanger AND Rob Niedermayer.

Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst

by Killer_Carlson on Mar 3, 2010 4:06 PM EST up reply actions

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