07 October, 2008

Caps Avoid Arbitration with Jurcina

The Washington Capitals have announced that they have re-signed defenseman Milan Jurcina to a two-year contract. In doing so, they have avoided the arbitration process which was to begin on Monday. In keeping with club policy, financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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10 Comments

  1. sk84fun wrote:

    per Tarik’s blog update…850,000 Y1; 912,500 Y2.

    so 2 years at 881,250 cap hit…right in the range expected…glad it includes the second year - I assumed they would have asked for that during arb, as well; given his history, there are pros and cons to a multiyear deal for the team and for the player, esp one extending more than a couple of seasons; however, if he only signed a one year deal and performed like he did once he joined the Caps last season, next summer would have been painful for the Caps. Good news.

    Saturday, July 28, 2007 at 8:48 am | Permalink
  2. Agreed sk8, this deal works out extremely well for the Caps and for Jurcina alike. The Caps get to evaluate him for two more years before deciding whether to ante up a big money long-term deal; Jurcina gets a reasonable deal but in two years, if all goes well, he gets his big payday.

    Saturday, July 28, 2007 at 10:33 am | Permalink
  3. rink raith wrote:

    So what’s next on GMGM’s summer tod-do list? Sign AO?

    Saturday, July 28, 2007 at 2:16 pm | Permalink
  4. Joe wrote:

    No comment on your article but did want to comment on your great site. Nicely done and a lot of info. Keep it up!!

    Saturday, July 28, 2007 at 10:11 pm | Permalink
  5. Gustafsson wrote:

    Thanks for the kind words, Joe.

    rink raith,
    I would not expect an announcement of an AO signing until at least training camp when he is back in the country. I can’t see the Caps completing the deal via fax with an email/web site announcement. I would image that they would want to hold a press conference for such an important signing.

    Sunday, July 29, 2007 at 9:59 am | Permalink
  6. Tomppav wrote:

    So what’s next on GMGM’s summer to-do list? Sign AO?

    I think the answer could be: try to get Semin go to doctor. :(

    http://hfboards.com/showpost.php?p=10055991&postcount=47
    http://hfboards.com/showthread.php?t=405942

    Monday, July 30, 2007 at 6:29 am | Permalink
  7. pgreene wrote:

    ofb, you guys have some russian connections, right? can you get us some scoop on what’s going on with semin?

    Monday, July 30, 2007 at 9:29 am | Permalink
  8. We’re working on it pgreene… problem is that everything at this point is just rumors; no one has spoken to Semin himself.

    Monday, July 30, 2007 at 9:31 am | Permalink
  9. strungout wrote:

    Tarik got to Gandler…appears to be a non issue…as least to him.

    http://blog.washingtonpost.com/capitalsinsider/2007/07/semins_knee_injury_is_insignif.html

    Monday, July 30, 2007 at 11:25 am | Permalink
  10. I saw that (good snag by Tarik), and am hopeful it’s true. Of course, as Semin’s agent, Gandler has motivation to downplay the injury… but at least he’s a source fairly close to the player. Now we just need an objective doctor’s opinion to make this all go away (hopefully).

    Monday, July 30, 2007 at 12:57 pm | Permalink

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