Washington Capitals 2010-2011 ongoing thread

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Originally Posted by skinsfan_nn

CI:

Caps trade Tomas Fleischmann for defenseman Scott Hannan
By Lindsay Applebaum

Update, 12:30 p.m.: The Capitals have confirmed the trade of forward Tomas Fleichmann to Colorado for defenseman Scott Hannan.

Good another physical defensemen and a stay at home defenseman at that. Hopefully that will help us with grit during the postseason. I guess this means that he's a better version of John Erskine which currently gives the Caps 3 Stay at home guys (Schultz, Hannan, Erskine), 3 puck moving defensemen (Green, Poti, Carlson), and 2 two-way players (Alzner and Sloan).

Scouting Report
Assets
Has good size at 6-1, 225 pounds and uses it effectively to play a tight defensive game. Is able to combine a physical defensive game with discipline. Can log a ton of minutes and is a leader.

Flaws
Won't put up big offensive numbers, which is partly due to the fact he doesn't take a lot of shots from the point. Is somewhat limited in terms of natural ability.

Career Potential
Veteran defensive defenseman.
Awards 1998 WHL - West First All-Star Team

I think more then anything this is a sign that the team is happy with the way Johannson is playing.