Shaone Morrisonn

The Washington Capitals have signed defenseman Shaone Morrisonn and forwards Eric Fehr, Chris Bourque, Kyle Wilson and Steve Pinizzotto. Morrisonn, Fehr, Bourque and Wilson were given one-year contracts Wednesday. Pinizzotto signed a two-year deal. Morrisonn, who has played four full seasons with the Capitals, had three goals and 10 assists last season. Fehr, a 2003 first-round draft pick, spent his first full year with Washington last season, recording 12 goals and 13 assists. He split time between the Capitals and AHL Hershey the previous three years. Bourque played in eight games for the Capitals last season and scored his first NHL goal on Dec. ... Read Full Story

(c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - The Washington Capitals’ final outstanding contract situation is resolved: Shaone Morrisonn was awarded a 1-year contract via arbitration according to the Capitals’ press release. The Caps’ 10 leading scorers from the 2007-08 regular season are now under contract for the upcoming season. Morrisonn, 25, played his third full season with the Capitals in 2007-08, recording 10 points (one goal, nine assists) and 63 penalty minutes in 76 games. He had a +4 plus/minus rating, including a +14 mark in the 55 games under head coach Bruce Boudreau. Morrisonn finished fourth on the team with an average of 20:16 of ... Read Full Story

Ready for a little hockey in the middle of July? The Caps host their annual development camp starting Sunday at Kettler Iceplex in Arlington. The organization's top prospects and recent draft picks gather for a week of practices and scrimmages, hoping to make an impression on the coaching staff before training camp starts in September. Look out for defenseman John Carlson . The 19-year-old was the 27th overall pick in 2008, but had a dynamite year in juniors with the London Knights (16 G, 60 A) and when that season ended he appeared in 16 playoff games with AHL Hershey. Playing one step below ... Read Full Story

Let's hear it for the Washington Capitals , the only DC area sporting team to make anybody's playoffs this season. They face the New York Rangers this Wednesday in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Here's how they match up .* The Capitals won the series 3-0-1 against the New York Rangers (Nov. 8, 3-1, Dec. 23, 5-4 ot, Jan. 3, 2-1, Feb. 11, 4-5 so), and this year was the first time the Capitals won a series against the Rangers since 2005-06 where they won 2-1-1. Seventeen different Capitals registered at least a point against the Rangers this season. Leading the ... Read Full Story

David Krejci scored a power-play goal off the leg of Capitals defender Shaone Morrisonn with 3:05 left in overtime Tuesday night and the Boston Bruins beat Washington 3-2 in a matchup of the top two teams in the Eastern Conference. The Bruins got an advantage just 48 seconds into the overtime when Niklas Backstrom was sent off for hooking. Controlling the puck in the Capitals zone, Krejci sat to goalie Jose Theodore's right and tried to cross it; Morrisonn blocked it with his leg but the puck caromed right into the goal. Tim Thomas stopped 34 shots for the Bruins and improved to 12-2-1 ... Read Full Story