Caps sign gritty wing Knuble

For much of the past two seasons, the Washington Capitals have had a high-powered offense, but one critique was the team was missing a guy to score the "dirty" goals. That's not likely to be a problem anymore. On the first day of free agency Wednesday, the Capitals signed gritty right wing Mike Knuble to a two-year contract worth $2.8 million a season. Knuble, who turns 37 on Saturday, potted 27 goals for the Philadelphia Flyers last season. He has averaged more than 27 goals a season for the past six. He is likely to begin his time with the ... Email </a