Japers' Rink, a Washington Capitals community

[SeSo Open Thread]Since you'd probably rather hear about my root canal than the Caps 5-4 shootout loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning, here's the low-down: it couldn't have been easier. The nurse asked...

Tarik El-Bashir is doing his weekly online chat at the WaPo and he is convinced that Wings center Pavel Datsyuk will be at the top of the Caps' free agent shopping list in the offseason....

Let's go shopping, shall we? It's no secret that the Caps will be in the market for a first-line center this offseason, and should they choose to go the free agent route to fill that hole, there...

According to the Detroit News:Center Pavel Datsyuk laughed off an Internet rumor he was planning on signing with Washington this summer to team with Alexander Ovechkin.Datsyuk can become an...

Scott Cullen of TSN (slogan: "Like ESPN, except we give a damn about hockey!") has his thoughts on what the Caps should (or will) do this off-season. The article serves as a nice compliment to what...

The Habs have resigned blueliner Andrei Markov to a 4-year/$23 million deal (that's $5.75m per year, for those of you whose math skills aren't terribly strong).If nothing else, it helps set the...

Yesterday I noted that the Habs have resigned blueliner Andrei Markov. Today we find out that a member of the Caps organization had made a pitch on the team's behalf (or on his own) to the Russian...

As you've probably read, the Islanders have announced that they will buy-out the remainder of center Alexei Yashin's contract. Naturally, our thoughts turn to whether or not we'd like to see Yashin...

Having unanimously settled a new first-line center for the Caps, it's time to find a new "number one" defenseman. As was the case with centers, should the team choose to go the free agent route,...

Now that the season's over and done with, the real fun begins - the Inaugural Japers' Rink UFA Pool (I was going to call this "Beat Eklund," but I didn't want to disappoint anyone who would happen...