Cap's Lock

Washington Capitals

The most important thing the Caps did this offseason was NOT let Mike Green walk. Green had a stunning breakout season with 18 goals and 38 assists. What a way for the 22 year old to announce his arrival. Will he have a 56 point year this year? I think he's the real deal so I'm going to say yes, that or better.

This is a team thats built for the future. With Green, Ovechkin, Backstrom and Semin they have a good young nucleus which they've successfully surrounded with some solid veterans.

Unfortunately they weren't able to hang onto to Cristobal Huet. Huet was the best option available in net this offseason, and while Jose Theodore is still better then say Olaf Kolzig, he's too streaky for my liking. Theodore really turned it on after the all star break last year but then collapsed in the playoffs. Granted that wasn't a particularly good Colorado team, but neither is this an exceptionally good Washington team. The good news, for Jose, is that the Southeast Division isn't AS competitive (I expect an earful on this one ) as the Northwest, which last year was the toughest division in hockey when you weren't playing the Oilers. I would expect Theodore to be a decent 2nd goaltender on most fantasy squads.