For the star players of the Washington Capitals—and for the fans as well—the start of the 2013-14 season cannot get here soon enough.
It has been an eventful offseason for the Caps. There were some truly low moments, such as losing both Mike Ribeiro and Matt Hendricks to free agency on the very first day.
Losing Ribeiro was a particularly tough blow to take. It wasn't just that the Caps lost their second line center and one of the best players on the team. It was that they lost him and got nothing in return making the decision to not move Ribeiro at the trade deadline look pretty foolish.
There were some good re-signings along the way too, such as locking down Karl Alzner for the next four years.
Still, the sense was that the Caps had missed the boat this offseason and that the loss of Ribeiro would be too much to overcome.
It's funny how one move changed the vibe of this team entirely.
Last week, the Caps made a great move when they signed Mikhail Grabovski to a one-year, $3 million contract.
The general consensus—ironically among Toronto Maple Leafs' fans mostly—is that Gra ...
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