Capitals Reacquire Zednik
07/13/2006 09:02 am
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0 Pageviews The Washington Capitals bolstered their corps of forwards yesterday by acquiring speedy right wing Richard Zednik from the Montreal Canadiens for a third-round pick in next year's draft.
The 30-year-old is returning for his second stint in Washington after spending five seasons in Montreal, where he had 16 goals and 14 assists in 67 games last season.
"I had some really good years in Washington in the beginning of my career and now I'm excited to come back as a veteran," he said in a statement released by the Capitals.
Zednik's smooth skating stride and scoring touch will be welcome additions for a Capitals team that was short on skill on the right side. Coach Glen Hanlon will have the flexibility to play him on the top line with Alex Ovechkin and Dainius Zubrus , or on the second line opposite Alexander Semin .
"We know Zed well, which is always nice because you know what you're getting in a player and in a personality," Capitals General Manager George McPhee said. "He's a very competitive player and is very strong and brings excellent speed and scoring ability."
"Something had developed in Montreal and Zed had asked for a change," McPhee added.
Zednik, who is due $1.976 million next season, has had 15 or more goals in all but one of eight full NHL seasons, and had 31 goals in 2002-03.
The Slovakia native was drafted by Washington in 1994 and dealt to Montreal along with Jan Bulis for Trevor Linden and Zubrus in 2001.
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Thursday, July 13, 2006
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
Entry for July 12, 2006 - Zed is Back!
Entry for July 12, 2006 - Zed is Back!
07/12/2006 08:19 pm
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MY DAY HAS BEEN MADE - RICHARD ZEDNIK IS COMING BACK TO WASHINGTON!
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After a bad day (and week), this has totally made my day. This week has been tough - Sunday, Joanne called at 9 p.m. to say that Helen had a fever and is bedridden. Monday she was the same. Tuesday, I called the nurses station and the fever had broken, but Helen wasn't eating, drinking, or taking medicine.
Tuesday was also a LONG day at work. We had to be in Baltimore at 8 a.m. - we left Dulles at 6 a.m. because we weren't sure how long it would take to get there. I was lucky I actually made it to Dulles on time. I set my alarm for 4:30 PM and not AM! I woke up at 5 a.m. - how? I don't know. We finally got back to the office around 2:30 p.m. Do we get to leave a little early? No.
Today, I had a meeting at National, went into the office, left for national around 10 for a 11 am meeting. The meeting got over around 12:30, went to our office there, went to lunch with Christina & LaTonya and then got back to Dulles around 3 p.m. When I told Stephanie that it took a little bit longer than I expected because I went to lunch with C & L, she rolled her head and eyes back. This is what I put up with at work - I'm allowed a lunch, but lately it's been 15-30 minutes AND interupted at that. After today, I have decided that I am walking out for lunch. I'll have to start taking sandwiches or something that easy to eat on the go and you don't have to heat up.
I was supposed to go to the shelter tonight, but dropped that because I needed to run some errands - shipping of more items I sold on half.com, picking up a Rx, and tried to get a pedicure. The pedicure was to calm me down and de-stress a little. That didn't happen - they were booked, so Friday, I'll be getting that pedicure.
So, came home, got on the computer, called Dan, we were talking about hockey since the schedule was released today. We were talking about going to Montreal for my birthday celebration and maybe about doing some Caps Road Crew (www.capsroadcrew.com) trips. I went to the website and SCREAMED in Dan's ear - ZEDNIK IS BACK! At least Dan's happy about it too and doesn't feel threatened! LOL!
So the bad day (and week) has become better. Even better - the boss is out of the office tomorrow.
07/12/2006 08:19 pm
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MY DAY HAS BEEN MADE - RICHARD ZEDNIK IS COMING BACK TO WASHINGTON!
After a bad day (and week), this has totally made my day. This week has been tough - Sunday, Joanne called at 9 p.m. to say that Helen had a fever and is bedridden. Monday she was the same. Tuesday, I called the nurses station and the fever had broken, but Helen wasn't eating, drinking, or taking medicine.
Tuesday was also a LONG day at work. We had to be in Baltimore at 8 a.m. - we left Dulles at 6 a.m. because we weren't sure how long it would take to get there. I was lucky I actually made it to Dulles on time. I set my alarm for 4:30 PM and not AM! I woke up at 5 a.m. - how? I don't know. We finally got back to the office around 2:30 p.m. Do we get to leave a little early? No.
Today, I had a meeting at National, went into the office, left for national around 10 for a 11 am meeting. The meeting got over around 12:30, went to our office there, went to lunch with Christina & LaTonya and then got back to Dulles around 3 p.m. When I told Stephanie that it took a little bit longer than I expected because I went to lunch with C & L, she rolled her head and eyes back. This is what I put up with at work - I'm allowed a lunch, but lately it's been 15-30 minutes AND interupted at that. After today, I have decided that I am walking out for lunch. I'll have to start taking sandwiches or something that easy to eat on the go and you don't have to heat up.
I was supposed to go to the shelter tonight, but dropped that because I needed to run some errands - shipping of more items I sold on half.com, picking up a Rx, and tried to get a pedicure. The pedicure was to calm me down and de-stress a little. That didn't happen - they were booked, so Friday, I'll be getting that pedicure.
So, came home, got on the computer, called Dan, we were talking about hockey since the schedule was released today. We were talking about going to Montreal for my birthday celebration and maybe about doing some Caps Road Crew (www.capsroadcrew.com) trips. I went to the website and SCREAMED in Dan's ear - ZEDNIK IS BACK! At least Dan's happy about it too and doesn't feel threatened! LOL!
So the bad day (and week) has become better. Even better - the boss is out of the office tomorrow.
Thursday, July 6, 2006
Entry for July 06, 2006
Entry for July 06, 2006
07/06/2006 10:35 am
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Went to the doctors - it's official - sinus infection. I'm on antibiotics, nasal spray and a nasal decongestant. I'm hanging out at home today and probably will check in at work later. Probably will sleep some too and get on the computer. I love this work a day, have a day off! I wish every week was like this!
I sold some stuff on half.com! I decided to try half.com because you don't have to pay unless you sell something. With Ebay, they changed it and you have to pay to post an item. Half.com also reimburses you for shipping! Anyway, I've made about $7.00! Woohoo! Better than just donating it!
07/06/2006 10:35 am
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Went to the doctors - it's official - sinus infection. I'm on antibiotics, nasal spray and a nasal decongestant. I'm hanging out at home today and probably will check in at work later. Probably will sleep some too and get on the computer. I love this work a day, have a day off! I wish every week was like this!
I sold some stuff on half.com! I decided to try half.com because you don't have to pay unless you sell something. With Ebay, they changed it and you have to pay to post an item. Half.com also reimburses you for shipping! Anyway, I've made about $7.00! Woohoo! Better than just donating it!
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