Are the Capitals Giving Up on Eric Fehr?

Of the  12 Washington Capitals forwards that dressed for the team’s first three games of the 2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs, just six have more expensive contracts than Eric Fehr.  Making $2.2 million a year through next season, Fehr is one of the most expensive healthy scratches in the Eastern Conference (and no that’s not including Wade Redden’s $6 million salary that the Rangers buried by sending him to the AHL). The issue is, the Capitals have roughly $9 million in cap room for next season, and they still need to sign five forwards- including three scoring-line players in Jason Arnott, Marco Sturm and Brooks Laich.  Sturm is almost certainly going to be somewhere else next season, and if he does come back it will be at a fraction of his current $3.5 million cap hit.  Arnott will probably look into re-signing with Washington, but also at a lower price.  The real kicker is Brooks Laich, because his value as an NHL player has risen since his last deal.  Currently makin...