Well the Capitals have announced the signing of another two player. Huge D man Jeff State has signed up after a stint in the ECHL and CHLer J.F Parras has joined the club. At this early stage we seem to be going down the north American players route, something we haven't seen for quite awhile in Edinburgh....
Jeff State
I obviously haven't seen either in a game before but I am really excited about seeing one of them play. At 6' 7'' and 245lbs Jeff State is a monster, it will take the other teams about 2 hours just to skate around him. Now imagine him angry and chasing after you....
He will bring size and power to the squad something that most Capitals fans have been crying out for over the last few years. State will definitely be a presence out on the ice that is a complete given but opposition players will now think twice about dishing out the rough/cheap-shot stuff and they will more than likely have to keep and eye on him at all times during a games especially if he is in the mood to drop the gloves. Now add Doug Christansen to the mix and that results in a hell of a lot of grit for the Capitals. We could be witnessing the start of a new angry Capitals team. A team with a whole new attitude. The Caps could be the new Charlestown Chiefs??. Neil ' Killer ' Hay anyone?? or maybe we should guarantee a fight or your money back?!! ;P
Oh and I predict a "State Capital" pun at some point through-out the season...
The other new guy J.F Perras is a bit different. He has big skates to fill after the superb job Smurff did for us last season. I'm more reserved about predicting any success for Perras as his signing actually reminds me a bit of the Dundee Stars Glenn Ridler (He was the height restriced kid the Stars thought was going to be "da bomb) experiment. They brought in an un-tested goalie and it back-fired in their face. Riddler was a plank of wood, useless, rubbish, terrible and lots of other negatives, so the Stars cut him after only four games played. Now I hope that doesn't happen to us but Perras is almost the same kind of signing. At 25 he doesn't have a lot of pro-leauge experience. He was a rookie in the very average CHL last season with a poor team that finished with the 2nd worst record in the league. We have very little to judge him on so it is a case of having to wait and see what he can do for us AND as I keep telling myself it could be, far, far worse, Troffi the clown could have been back with us. Saying that though I cant help feeling that Perras signing is a bit of a gamble by club.
" I think J.F. is going to be great for us. I did a lot of research on him, everyone said great things about him both as a person and as a goalie. He was an All-Star last year as a rookie, he has attended multiple NHL camps, and he has been a winner where ever he has gone. He took his team the prestigious Memorial Cup in Canada, and he carried his University team to the final four. I am looking for J.F. to be the corner stone of our team and take us into the playoffs."
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