The 2010-11 hockey season is upon us. Rookie camps are over and training camps open this weekend.
Despite having the NHL’s most successful regular season last year, the Washington Capitals still must sort out several spots on the depth chart.
The coaching staff will face a challenge in getting down to the required 23-player roster by the first week in October.
While the Capitals were not forced to undergo a drastic roster upheaval like the Stanley Cup-winning Blackhawks (a tribute to good salary-cap management), the team will still see significant changes for the upcoming season.
Gone are Jose Theodore, Shoanne Morrison, Brian Pothier, and Milan Jurcina, the No. 1 goaltender and three of the top six defensemen for most of last season. Also departed are center Brendan Morrison and fan favorite Quentin Laing.
Gone, too, are trade-deadline pickups Eric Belanger, Joe Corvo, and Scott Walker.
Caps GM George McPhee made only a few off-season moves this year beyond re-signing the team's core players. He did pick up tough guy D.J. King in trade for Stefan Della Rovere, a seventh-round pick in the 2008 ...
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