According to this article in the Washington Post (you'll need to register to read the article), the Caps are looking to trade their superstar winger Jaromir Jagr. If that happens I can see them struggling to even make the playoffs next season - trading your best players is no way to go about bringing success.
I can understand the Caps wanting to trim their wage bill (and Jagr earns $11 million a season by the way), but there simply must be other ways of doing it. Trading Jagr would drastically reduce the wage bill, but if I were in charge, I'd try and build a team around Jagr - not without him.
It's no secret that he didn't perform as well this season as he's done in the past for Pittsburgh, but he was still the Caps' top scorer. Besides, he spent most of the season with at least two defensemen constantly on his back - he's not superhuman for crying out loud - he doesn't need trading, he needs some help!
Those Mighty Ducks have done it again - they sunk the New Jersey Devils 1-0 in overtime, and in doing so, evened the series 2-2. I thought New Jersey would win the Stanley Cup easily after taking a 2-0 lead in the series, but now I'm not so sure. Game 5 is at New Jersey on Thursday night.