Capitals Re-Sign Quintin Laing to One-Year Contract

[VodkaFish]

ARLINGTON, VA. – The Washington Capitals have re-signed left wing Quintin Laing to a one-year contract, vice president and general manager George McPhee announced today.

Laing, 30, played one game for Washington last season. He was recalled by the Caps from the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League on March 19 and played the entire game (10:19) at Tampa Bay despite suffering a torn spleen on his second shift in the first period. Laing ended the game with a +1 rating.

The 6’2”, 210-pound native of Rosetown, Saskatchewan, spent most of the season with the Calder Cup champion Bears. He tallied 25 points (9g-16a) in 55 regular-season games before his recall. Laing missed more than two months with his spleen injury, but he returned to the Bears during the Calder Cup playoffs and had two goals and two assists in nine games.

Laing was drafted by Detroit in the fourth round of the 1997 NHL Entry Draft, 102nd overall. He has played in 43 career NHL games (40 with Washington and three with Chicago) and has one goal and six assists. He was signed by Washington as a free agent on July 18, 2006.

[svart_blod]

i dont think should have signed him...better to get some new blood...

[Mojo Pockets]

I dunno, possibly trade fodder?

[DaleHunter32]

Originally Posted by svart_blod

i dont think should have signed him...better to get some new blood...

another one of Gabby's crew from hershey. this guy is an animal on the PK, i like the signing, at the very least it gives you a solid pk guy in hershey, and best case scenario he gets called up if injuries happen, he's proven he can hold his own in the show, so i don't think its a big risk to re-sign him

[caps87]

hes a great defensive guy for hershey who blocks a lot of shots and hes a good callup option in case of injuries. no problem with this signing