Comments on: Washington Capitals Depth Chart, Summer 2007

By: Rob

Rob — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 18:42:13 +0000

If Matt Bradley makes the caps squad next season I’ll be shocked. There is zero reason he should be playing ahead of Fehr and Bouchard. In fact, Bradley isn’t really even good enough to be playing in the ECHL.

By: Tomppav

Tomppav — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 16:43:13 +0000

Osala signed one year-deal with Finnish Elite League team Blues. He can leave the team, if he signs with Caps before the NHL regular season begins.

By: Tomppav

Tomppav — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 13:58:28 +0000

JFYI Oskar Osala has played most of his career as center. His OHL coach put him to wing and that’s why he’ counted as winger everywhere in NA media.
Just wanted to let you guys know he’s capable to play at center too.

By: Murshawursha

Murshawursha — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 03:12:24 +0000

I trather think Klepis has played himself out of the mix… He’s gotten quite a bit of playing time with the Caps and hasn’t done much of anything really. I’d like to see him traded and give one of the other guys (Fehr, Flash) a shot.

By: Kevin Smith

Kevin Smith — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 22:01:41 +0000

Just curious about pucksandbooks comment. If you are saying that Boomer and Joudrey should be on the depth chart, I couldnt agree more; but where would you slot them. Any thoughts?

By: exwhaler

exwhaler — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 09:20:51 +0000

I believe Andrew Gordon is a right wing, while Klepis still has been playing mostly center.

By: The Peerless

The Peerless — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 20:30:18 +0000

I don’t have any major concerns with the depth chart (although I think Eric Fehr is going to be given more of a chance at playing time than Matt Bradley, essentially putting the youngster in the position of hving to play himself off of the roster).
But what this chart does is lay out how still the Caps are thin at center. And teams that are not strong down the middle — in any team sport — generally aren’t successful.

By: pucksandbooks

pucksandbooks — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 07:27:49 +0000

This is why we value our readers as we do — they find our weak spots and strengthen them. Absolutely Joudrey belongs in (hat tip to sk84fun), as does Brad’s find of Boumer. Scott, we thought long and hard about FreddieC and decided that if injuries were such that he was pressed into duty on this playoff-aspiring club, we’d be in a world of serious hurt. My guess is that instead we’d see McPhee swing a deal.

By: TG

TG — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 06:21:18 +0000

Dump Clymer and Bradley. More Fleischmann, Fehr and Klepis. And can’t wait for Borque to make the team in 2008-09.

By: hockey30

hockey30 — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 06:16:17 +0000

I am curious as to why boomer is always forgotten when talked about the Caps D? If you look he is on a one-way half a million dollar contract. I dont think the Caps are willing to send him to Hershey and eat the half million dollars. I would not be suprised if the caps trade one of three dmen(green, schultz or eminger) for a foward that can put contribute. I would like to hear other people ideas.