What Will Happen?

The question that players and fans of the Washington Capitals and Hershey Bears should be asking is how will the Caps get under the salary cap?

Currently the Caps are over by about 3.4 million. Assuming Brian Pothier doesn't play this season that would make it 900,000 over the cap.

And that is WITHOUT Quintin Laing in Washington. That figure is with 14 forwards, 7 defensemen, and the 2 goalies. Which is what the Caps have said they will more than likely start the season with.

So somewhere the Caps are going to need to cut some salary. And it will be interesting to see how they do that.

Guys like Chris Bourque, Keith Aucoin and Mathieu Perrault are still up with the Caps. What is going to happen to the roster? Are they all coming to Hershey?

Do the Caps get rid of a guy like Viktor Kozlov who is making 2.5 million this year and is in the final year of his contract? I wouldn't think so. But they have to do something. And if they move someone they will have to replace them but they still have to watch the cap.

If they were to move Matt Bradley, who is due 1 million, they would be under the cap but short a player. And they would only be under by about 100,000.

They are going to have to do something.

Keep your eye on the situation......it will influence the Bears roster in a BIG way.


Expect cuts from Hershey at the beginning of the week. Woods said he intends to start the season with 25 players on the roster, which - with the new rules - means there will be 5 players scratched for games at the beginning of the year.