Thanks Dave – Welcome Arturs

David Prior, our longtime goaltending coach has decided to retire from the Washington Capitals. He will be missed. He was a quiet leader; a strong voice with our goaltenders; and a longtime mentor to Olie Kolzig. I like and respect Dave and respected his decision to get off of the road and spend more time close to home. What I respect even more though was his willingness to help us find his replacement coach and to help us interview and find the right person for this new day and age in the NHL.
 
Thanks to Dave’s great work, we landed Arturs Irbe as a coach. He is filled with present day knowledge of the league. He speaks Russian; has had great success in the NHL; and he wants to mentor our goaltenders through out our system. He will be respected by all. He has a great personality and he is fierce in his desire to help us build great strength in goal for the short and long term.
 
I am very happy with this hire. Thanks Dave for your great contributions to our team. Enjoy some time with the family. You will be missed and welcome Arturs Irbe to the team and to our community. Go Caps!

Great Book – “The Ascent of Money”

Niall Ferguson has written a really awesome and insightful new book that focuses on a “Financial History of the World”. I am about 100 pages in and can’t put it down. The book ties together man’s evolution and government’s development around commerce around payments and around greed. From what I am reading, if we had faced this kind of economic meltdown at any other time in history, HEADS WOULD BE ROLLING. Bonuses wouldn’t be paid, that is for sure. This is an important book by a very wise man.

Thanks Mystics Fans

Thank you for turning out this season and thanks for caring so much in good times and in bad times.

Here is a great article about the enthusiasm in the fan base and about our team this year. We have so much still to improve upon but we are making steady progress towards our goal of competing for a playoff spot; making the playoffs; and hopefully winning a championship. Our business operations now are world class as well. Thanks for noticing Washington Post. It is very much appreciated.