Daily Archives: July 6, 2008

And On and On and On…On Free Agency

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I have received lots of email suggestions as to signings from people that email us a lot and post on the message boards. Here are some of the signings some of the fans wanted us to do this off season:

1. Jaromir Jagr so he could be reunited with Michael Nylander.

2. Owen Nolan because we need a rugged winger.

3. Todd Bertuzzi because we need a rugged winger.

4. Ken Klee because he would like the new system and he is a rugged D man.

5. Peter Bondra because we need more firepower on the power play.

6. Trade for Brendan Witt because we need a rugged stay at home D man. He deserves to come back and retire a Capital.

7. Sergei Gonchar because we need another QB on our second power play in addition to Mike Green.

All I can say is thank you for the emails. We appreciate the support but I don’t think any of these players will be in a Capitals uniform next season.

Weekend Reading

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I just finished two books which I think were good reads.

The first book is called “The Downhill Lie: A Hacker’s Return to a Ruinous Sport” by Carl Hiaasen. It is a book about a golfer picking the game back up in his fifties. It is a sweet little book by a great writer. The book is centered in Vero Beach, Florida, and he plays at Sandridge and Quail Valley, two courses that I have played many times. I enjoyed the book. You will too if you love the game of golf.

The second book is called “Serving Two Masters?: Reflections on God and Profit” by C. William Pollard. The book is about a well-respected company, ServiceMaster, and how it develops its company culture in pursuit of a higher calling - in this case the worship of God - to drive profitability. The key notion in the book is to be in service to a higher calling: your product; your customer; and your cause as a company.