Matthew Barnaby Joins ESPN as NHL Analyst
bizofhockey.com 10/2/2008 — Matthew Barnaby , who played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League before retiring in 2007, has joined ESPN as a studio analyst. He will appear on SportsCenter , ESPNEWS and ESPN.com, as well as other ESPN platforms. Barnaby will make his debut during the 6 p.m. ET SportsCenter on ...

Fedorov On the Blue Line (Updated)
voices.washingtonpost.com 10/2/2008 — After today's round of cuts, there's another interesting wrinkle as practice begins today: Sergei Fedorov is wearing a black jersey. The only other players wearing black jerseys are defensemen. He did in Detroit years ago and, if you remember, he did ...

Lord Stanley's Blog - Wallin recovers from concussion | newsobserver.com blogs
blogs.newsobserver.com 10/2/2008 — For Niclas Wallin, the timing couldn't have been worse. The Canes have a glut of defensemen and some tough decisions to make on a regular-season roster, and Wallin has been sidelined since suffering a concussion in the first preseason game against ...

ThEnEiLsHoW:Neil Bristow talks with ESPN's John Buccigross
hockeyprimetime.com 10/3/2008 — He talks Oilers,his "surprise" team and player.Great read.

MAGAZINE
sports.espn.go.com 10/2/2008 — Alex Ovechkin is ready for his close-up - and so are the rest of the Capitals [ Ed's note: Want to see video from the Washington Capitals fantasy camp? Go here. ] Standing at the podium, he smiles while waving at the masses gathered on the century-old ...

Philadelphia Flyers Continue Preseason Hot Streak, Sign Luca Sbisa — Bleacher Report - NHL 10/2/2008
The Philadelphia Flyers continued their great preseason start by handing the Washington Capitals their first loss of the preseason in a 2-1 victory Wednesday. Washington had been riding strong play from its phenomenal young players, including ...

Four More Cuts — Capitals Insider 10/2/2008
I'm hearing that Tyler Sloan, Sami Lepisto, Grant McNeill and Simeon Varlamov were all sent to Hershey this afternoon. If Sloan and Lepisto have in fact been demoted, that leaves the Caps with seven defensemen, including 2007 first round draft pick ...

Fedorov spends time on defense at Caps practice — ESPN.com - NHL 10/2/2008
Sergei Fedorov has scored 472 regular-season goals, earned an MVP award and won three Stanley Cups as an NHL forward. Yet there he was at Capitals practice, putting in work as a defenseman.

Fedorov tries defense at Caps practice (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NHL News 10/2/2008
Sergei Fedorov has scored 472 regular-season goals, earned an MVP award and won three Stanley Cups as an NHL forward. Yet there he was at the Washington Capitals' practice Thursday, putting in work as a defenseman. A late-career position switch for ...

Capitals-Flyers: Washington Fails to Capitalize, Falls to Philadelphia — Bleacher Report - NHL 10/2/2008
On a sloppy, sluggish night, the Washington Capitals and Philadelphia Flyers met for the first time since last year's fantastic finish of their opening-round playoff series.  With the stinging memory of a 4-3 series loss fresh in their ...