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Opening Night Roster Set

By The OFB Team - October 6, 2008

The Washington Capitals announced that Karl Alzner and Chris Bourque have been assigned to the Hershey Bears. Quintin Laing was placed on waivers and, if cleared, will report to Hershey.




2008 Washington Capitals Opening Night Roster
FORWARDS
#	*Player*	*Ht.*	*Wt.*	*Shoots*	*Born*	*Birthplace*	*2007-08 Club(s)*	*League(s)*
19	BACKSTROM, Nicklas	6’0”	183	Left	11/23/87	Gavle, Sweden	Capitals	NHL
10	BRADLEY, Matt	6’3”	201	Right	6/13/78	Stittsville, Ontario	Capitals	NHL
87	BRASHEAR, Donald	6’2”	234	Left	1/7/72	Bedford, Indiana	Capitals	NHL
17	CLARK, Chris	6’0”	196	Right	3/8/76	South Windsor, Connecticut	Capitals	NHL
91	FEDOROV, Sergei	6’2”	207	Left	12/13/69	Pskov, Russia	Capitals/Columbus	NHL
16	FEHR, Eric	6’4”	212	Right	9/7/85	Winkler, Manitoba	Capitals/Hershey	NHL/AHL
14	FLEISCHMANN, Tomas	6’1”	190	Left	5/16/84	Koprivinice, Czech Republic	Capitals	NHL
15	GORDON, Boyd	6’1”	201	Right	10/19/83	Unity, Saskatchewan	Capitals	NHL
25	KOZLOV, Viktor	6’4”	232	Right	2/14/75	Togliatti, Russia	Capitals	NHL
21	LAICH, Brooks	6’2”	210	Left	6/23/83	Wawota, Saskatchewan	Capitals	NHL
92	NYLANDER, Michael	6’1”	195	Left	10/3/72	Stockholm, Sweden	Capitals	NHL
8	OVECHKIN, Alex	6’2”	220	Right	9/17/85	Moscow, Russia	Capitals	NHL
28	SEMIN, Alexander	6’2”	200	Right	3/3/84	Krasnoyarsk, Russia	Capitals	NHL
39	STECKEL, David	6’5”	222	Left	3/15/82	Westbend, Wisconsin	Capitals	NHL
DEFENSEMEN
4	ERSKINE, John	6’4”	216	Left	6/26/80	Kingston, Ontario	Capitals	NHL
52	GREEN, Mike	6’1”	208	Right	10/12/85	Calgary, Alberta	Capitals	NHL
23	JURCINA, Milan	6’4”	233	Right	6/7/83	Liptovsky Mikulas, Slovakia	Capitals	NHL
26	MORRISONN, Shaone	6’4”	210	Left	12/23/82	Vancouver, British Columbia	Capitals	NHL
2	POTHIER, Brian #	6’0”	200	Right	4/15/77	New Bedford, Mass.	Capitals	NHL
3	POTI, Tom	6’3”	210	Left	3/22/77	Worcester, Mass.	Capitals	NHL
55	SCHULTZ, Jeff	6’6”	221	Left	2/25/86	Calgary, Alberta	Capitals/Hershey	NHL/AHL
GOALTENDERS
1	JOHNSON, Brent	6’3”	199	Left	3/12/77	Farmington, Mich.	Capitals/Hershey	NHL/AHL
60	THEODORE, Jose	5’11”	182	Right	9/13/76	Laval, Quebec	Colorado/Lake Erie	NHL/AHL

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Rosters as of 6 Oct, 2008.

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Discussion

16 Comments on "Opening Night Roster Set"

#1

Posted by TG, October 6, 2008 9:37 PM

Nuts. I was hoping Bourque would make it. I think Flash and Fehr have to be looking over their shoulders at him though. Especially after he nearly flattened Chara yesterday.

#2

Posted by OrderedChaos (Mike Rucki), October 6, 2008 9:41 PM

It's safe to say that opponents and teammates are looking over their shoulders at Bourque -- his reassignment was a very close call, and he'll certainly be an early call-up in case of player injury or poor performance.

#3

Posted by strungout, October 6, 2008 9:45 PM

I never really liked the idea of a player (or in this instance; players) that don't make a team due to either salary restrictions or waiver status. That seems to be the case for both these kids. It's a shame...but does reflect the depth of the system right now. Hopefully dominoes will fall in the correct places in the next few weeks to get these guys back up where they belong.

#4

Posted by vt caps fan, October 6, 2008 9:49 PM

Am I crazy for not being a fan of Jurcina. I'd rather have him out and Alzner in.

Anyone else feel this way?

#5

Posted by MulletMan, October 6, 2008 9:55 PM

I think a little time in the AHL will only help Alzner. It will get him used to playing at a different level. I am not a fan of throwing our guys, especially D, into the fire.

#6

Posted by Bearsfan, October 6, 2008 10:07 PM

This means that the Hershey Bears are going to be stacked and loaded with top prospects.

#7

Posted by macvechkin, fka jr, October 6, 2008 10:19 PM

As one who had been guaranteeing Alzner on the opening night roster, I'm pretty disappointed. He is clearly not 7th out of 7 defensemen, but we all know that. The rules are what they are, he'll be in DC to stay by December.

#8

Posted by OrderedChaos (Mike Rucki), October 6, 2008 10:30 PM

Regarding Alzner, I think MulletMan is on target regarding a little AHL seasoning being helpful. That said, I think Mac is also correct in that we'll see Alzner in DC again soon, likely for good.

#9

Posted by Capitals Kremlin, October 6, 2008 10:46 PM

Just as I had expected, Alzner and Bourque are in Hershey. Fear not, they'll be up sooner rather than later, and a little time to dominate in the AHL is never a bad thing. This was the right move but sometimes doing the right thing means doing the unpopular thing.

#10

Posted by odessa steps magazin, October 6, 2008 11:33 PM

This is one Bears season ticket holder who is happy with these decisions.

#11

Posted by Capital Fanatic, October 7, 2008 12:23 AM

Take a look at that roster again. Not one forward or defenseman under six feet. We have a large and quick team. Should be exciting.

#12

Posted by gozling, October 7, 2008 2:07 AM

So what does that mean for Pothier? Does that mean he is closer than I thought he was? Or is there some reason that he has to be on the opening night roster and then he goes on IR or something?

#13

Posted by I Rock the Red!, October 7, 2008 2:13 AM

I can definitely see what's going on... and sending the boys up north to Hershey at the front of the lines will help develop them as players far faster than keeping them here and having them be fourth or so in line. I'm sure they will all be back soon!

As for Pothier, he is listed with a # after his name, as a non-roster injured player. He's on LTIR, and by all accounts I've seen, he's not going to be playing any time soon. :( Head injuries suck... :(

#14

Posted by hockeygrl76, October 7, 2008 5:23 PM

I don't think sending those guys to Hershey was a bad decision necessarily but I just have to say for the record that I can't stand Erskine and there is no way he's better then Alzner and I'm not a huge fan of Jurcina play either...I don't know why those two are still here.

#15

Posted by Victor, October 7, 2008 7:37 PM

Wow. That looks strangely like last year's team, only healthier.

#16

Posted by Doug, October 8, 2008 1:38 AM

Likely there is middle ground to the reality of the decision to send Alzner to Hershey. True, he's just turned 20 and played in the WHL last year. Also true, he had a good camp. However, please don't tell me that Erskine & Jurcina are better players? Alzner has a large contract. Face it - these days, it's all about staying under the salary cap.
It's nobody's fault. We have a good team and that is expensive.

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