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12 years ago today, the Capitals traded Steve Eminger to the Flyers for the 27th pick in the 2008 Draft: John Carlson

After rehashing the worst trade in Capitals history upon Martin Erat’s retirement Friday, now let’s remember one of the best.

Twelve years ago today, on June 20, 2008, the Washington Capitals traded defenseman Steve Eminger (the Caps’ 2002 first overall pick) and a third-round pick to the Philadelphia Flyers for the 27th overall selection in the 2008 NHL Draft.

After selecting Bengt Gustafsson’s son Anton with their 21st pick, the Capitals drafted Indiana Ice defenseman John Carlson at 27.

You guys, he ended up being pretty good.

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A very good picture of Michal Kempny holding five pitchers of beer

Michal Kempny posted a Very Important photo on his Instagram, Saturday.

The lack of context, in my opinion, only aids in its incredibleness.

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Capitals legend Martin Erat officially announces retirement

Martin Erat, an Olympic bronze medalist and one of the greatest hockey players in Nashville Predators history, has officially retired. The Czech forward was also part of the most controversial trade in Washington Capitals history, which many fans regard as the franchise’s worst.

After spending one season in the KHL and his last four in the Czech Extraliga playing for HC Kometa Brno, Erat, at age 38, has opted to spend more time with his family.

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NHL announces 11 players have tested positive for COVID-19 since beginning of Phase 2

The NHL released a statement on Friday night revealing that 11 players have tested positive for the novel coronavirus since small group workouts began last Monday.

The release comes on a major news day where one of the league’s biggest stars reportedly tested positive for COVID-19 and an entire team had to shut down their facility due to the spread of the virus.

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Gerardo Parra keeps ‘Baby Shark’ as walk-up song in debut with Yomiuri Giants

Over the offseason, World Series Champion and former Nationals outfielder, Gerardo Parra, signed with the Yomiuri Giants – a professional baseball team based in Tokyo, Japan. The Giants play in Nippon Professional Baseball’s Central League.

Friday, the Giants finally played their first game of the 2020 NPB season after the coronavirus pandemic delayed its start for nearly three months (March 20).

Despite no fans being in the ballpark, the Giants still played players’ walkup songs. And when Parra (number 88) came up to the plate, “Baby Shark” blared over the Tokyo Dome loudspeakers.

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Report: Auston Matthews tests positive for coronavirus

The Toronto Sun’s Steve Simmons (yes, the hot dog guy) is reporting that Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews has tested positive for COVID-19.

The news comes on the same day that the Tampa Bay Lightning had to shutter their practice facility due to five players and staff members having positive tests as well.

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The Wizards’ Bradley Beal shared a disturbing story about being pulled over by police on 495

Washington Wizards and Washington Mystics players participated in a Juneteenth march Friday morning spanning Capital One Arena to the Martin Luther King, Jr, Memorial. Wearing Black Lives Matter shirts and holding a Together We Stand banner, the players, including John Wall and Natasha Cloud, chanted things like No justice. No peace. No racist police. as a throng of supporters marched behind them.

Before the march began, the Wizards’ Bradley Beal, the team’s superstar shooting guard, took a mic and shared a scary interaction he had with DC police where he was racially profiled.

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The Tampa Bay Lightning had to close its facility because multiple players and staff tested positive for coronavirus

This just in from TSN’s Bob McKenzie. The Tampa Bay Lightning had to recently close its practice facility during Phase 2 small-group workouts due to so many people testing positive for COVID-19.

McKenzie believes three players and two staff members of the team tested positive. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman was the first report to the team.

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Dmitry Orlov is on his way back to Washington DC

The Washington Capitals had five players participate in their small-group workout Friday as fourth-line forward Garnet Hathaway joined his teammates at MedStar Capitals Iceplex, per The Athletic’s Tarik El-Bashir. Another big name player is now on his way too.

Friday, Capitals defenseman Dmitry Orlov posted his airplane ticket from Moscow to Dulles. The early return could be due to the NHL’s urging of foreign players to return by June 21 to get their work visas renewed and extended.

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Washington Wizards and Mystics players will lead a march from Capital One Arena to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial on Juneteenth

Monumental Sports & Entertainment — the same company that owns the Capitals, Wizards, and Mystics — announced several new initiatives and investments to address police brutality and fight for social justice on Thursday. The news comes nearly a month after George Floyd’s senseless murder due to police brutality in Minneapolis that spurred national protests and inspired many athletes and NHL players to speak out against racism.

“Sports have a significant impact on the day-to-day life of any great community, and I believe that owning teams is a public trust,” Ted Leonsis said in a release. “My goal is for our organization to serve as a unifying force for good – I believe this is part of our social responsibility, which we all take seriously at MSE. Core to our mission is inspiring all employees, stakeholders, and our community to ‘leave more than we take.’ So, I am proud to announce today our first set of initiatives, actions, and investments to do our part in calling out abuses of power from law enforcement in our community and committing to the deep, focused and long-term work on fighting social injustice.”

The most noteworthy part of the release includes the announcement of a march led by players from the Wizards and the WNBA’s defending-champion Mystics on Juneteenth – an unofficial American holiday to celebrate the emancipation of the remaining slaves in Texas.

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