The Capitals may give Erat a look at center this year, according to Katie Carrera of the Washington Post.

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FHL: Familiar faces, new places in East

Victoria Matiash breaks down the value of familiar fantasy hockey players that have landed with new teams in the Western Conference, including Jarome Iginla, Tim Thomas and Mikhail Grabovski.

Fantasy Hockey Forecaster: Week 1

Sean Allen previews Week 1's fantasy hockey action, and has tips on how to manage your team for the first week of the season.

NHL Morning Links - Sept. 25

In-house, Craig Custance gives Neil Greenberg's Top 25 under 25 list a good combing over, with input from general managers and scouts from around the league.

Greenberg: 10 boom or bust players

Neil Greenberg assesses which NHL players will up their production this season, and which will be busts, including Mikhail Grabovski, Gabriel Landeskog and Nail Yakupov.

NHL Morning Links - Aug. 19

One of the lingering issues at this time of the year is teams that have unsigned restricted free agents. One club that's "blessed" with multiple unsigned RFAs is the Toronto Maple Leafs, and here's an update on where things stand with Nazem Kadri and Cody Franson.

Ribeiro/Caps update

UPDATE: Looking to keep his options open, Washington Capitals GM George McPhee won't make a concrete decision on what to do with Mike Ribeiro until next week.

Capitals call up Crabb, Wilson before Game 5

The Washington Capitals have called up right wings Joey Crabb and Tom Wilson from Hershey of the AHL ahead of Friday's Game 5 against the New York Rangers.

Forsberg on Preds' roster, may debut Sunday

The Nashville Predators have added forward Filip Forsberg to the active roster and he may make his NHL debut against the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday.

Rumblings: Good deal for Preds, Caps

A week before the trade deadline, I chatted with Nashville Predators GM David Poile and asked him about his approach this year.He wasn’t sure yet.

GM McPhee: We weren't going to be sellers

Washington Capitals general manager George McPhee said the Capitals had been looking for a top-six forward for a long time, and the fact that the team has suddenly gone from woeful underachievers to vying for a Southeast Division title didn’t really factor into his decision to acquire veteran winger Martin Erat from the Nashville Predators Wednesday afternoon.