A Loss in the Community

I didn't know Brian St. Louis, but a lot of people I do know did.  One of them asked me to repost the link from Ted's Take with the letter from Beth Lenz, GM of KCI, concerning his untimely passing last week.
My friend also asked if I would post the information about the fund to aid his family.  I'm happy do to so.  Contributions can be sent to:
The Brian & Emily St. Louis Family Fundc/o CRP

Capitals Knock off Predators 2-1

THE RESULT:  The Washington Capitals went to 2-0 in their pre-season schedule, beating the Natsville Predators 2-1, before 15,218 at Bridgestone Arena.
Mike Green and Jay Beagle scored for the Caps, while Michael Neuvirth stopped 13-of-14 shots, and Dany Sabourin was perfect on 11 shots.
Nicklas Backstrom and Francois Bouchard assisted on Green's first period goal, and Keith Aucoin and Green

Caps News Network on Kings of Leonsis

The fine folks over at Kings of Leonsis asked us to participate in a roundtable discussion on some topics relating to the upcoming season.  It was the second installment of a series, you can see the first here.  We were only too happy to oblige.
Please click the link and check out the discussion.
Other panelists were Emily Bennett (Japers’ Rink) and Chris Gordon (Caps Snaps).
Thanks to Kings of

Capitals Sign Neuvirth to Contract Extension

The Washington Capitals announced today they signed goalie Michal Neuvirth to a two-year contract extension.  Terms of the deal were not announced.
Neuvirth, 22, is expected to compete with Semyon Varlamov for the goaltending duties with the Capitals this year.  He was 9-4-0 with a 2.75 goals-against average and a .914 save percentage in 17 games with the Capitals last season. He went 7-1-0 with

Tom Poti Gets Two-Year Extension

Post by Cheryl Nichols

The Washington Capitals sign Defenseman Tom Poti to a two year contract extension.

"I'm excited about the core group we have here and I think we have the ability to win a Stanley Cup. Not just this year, but year's to come....me and my wife love it here and I'm excited to be here for a couple more years."

Photo 2010 © Cheryl Nichols Photography/Caps News Network. All

Eakin's Late Goal Lifts Caps in Rookie Game with Flyers

Cody Eakin scored with a little over a minute remaining and Josh Godfrey scored twice, leading the Washington Capitals rookies over the Philadelphia Flyers rookies, 4-3, before a packed house at Kettler-Capitals Iceplex.
John Carlson, Jeff Schultz and other Hershey Bears & Caps watching GOAL!
Many of the Capitals varsity -- and much of the Hershey Bears roster -- stood at the far end of the

Belanger Signs with Phoenix; "Line has been crossed"

Center Eric Belanger, now a former Washington Capital, signed a one-year free agent contract with the Phoenix Coyotes for $750,000 Tuesday.  The deal surprised a lot of folks after early-summer rumors of his return to D.C. 
Apparently, the whole thing surprised Belanger and his agent as well, as they believed they had a verbal agreement for a one-year, $1.85 million contract.
Belanger, and his

Caps News Network Profiled at Storming the Crease

Storming the Crease, one of the credentialed blogs that provides excellent coverage of the Washington Capitals, is profiling fellow Caps and hockey bloggers leading up to the start of the season.

Today was our turn.  Please visit STC to check out our profile and all the others he's posted so far.  It gives you a good idea why bloggers and internet writers do what they do.