The Washington Capitals made an unexpected and big splash on the opening day of free agency today, signing right wing Mike Knuble to a 2-year, $5.6 million deal. Knuble spent the past four seasons with the Flyers.
Two statistical feats stand out from Knuble's last four seasons in Philly: in three of those four years he played in all 82 regular season games. He's Iron Mike. But look, too, at his goal totals from those seasons: 34, 24, 29, and 27. Dating back to the 2002-03 season with Boston, the season Knuble on Wednesday identified as his breakthrough campaign, he's scored 20 or more goals in every one, twice reaching the 30-goal range. That's high-end and consistent production.
Now he stands poised to skate the right flank on the Capitals' top line, and with his penchant for driving hard to the net and getting his nose dirty, and with the league's top shooter blasting 500-plus shots from the left side, it's not difficult to i...
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