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August-18th-2004, 03:53 PM
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9233-2004Aug17.html
Caps' Witt Wins Arbitration, Will Earn $2.2M This Year
Wednesday, August 18, 2004; Page D02
An arbitrator awarded Washington Capitals defenseman Brendan Witt $2.2 million yesterday for the 2004-05 season, up from the $1.75 million he earned last season.
"The award was about where we thought it would come in," Capitals General Manager George McPhee said. "He had a strong case. . . . Brendan and I had a good talk after it was over. There's a mutual respect there."
In 72 games last season, Witt had 12 points, a plus-minus rating of minus-22, 123 penalty minutes and ranked second on the team in minutes per game. A first-round draft pick in 1993, Witt has spent his nine-year career with the Capitals, appearing in 568 games.
"Arbitration is not the best thing to go through," Witt said. "But it's behind us." . . .
The NHL and its players union discussed the finances of individual teams during a five-hour meeting in Newark, N.J., that made no headway toward a new labor agreement. The two sides have agreed to meet in Ottawa on Aug. 25 and 26 and in Montreal on Aug. 31 and Sept. 1.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9233-2004Aug17.html
Caps' Witt Wins Arbitration, Will Earn $2.2M This Year
Wednesday, August 18, 2004; Page D02
An arbitrator awarded Washington Capitals defenseman Brendan Witt $2.2 million yesterday for the 2004-05 season, up from the $1.75 million he earned last season.
"The award was about where we thought it would come in," Capitals General Manager George McPhee said. "He had a strong case. . . . Brendan and I had a good talk after it was over. There's a mutual respect there."
In 72 games last season, Witt had 12 points, a plus-minus rating of minus-22, 123 penalty minutes and ranked second on the team in minutes per game. A first-round draft pick in 1993, Witt has spent his nine-year career with the Capitals, appearing in 568 games.
"Arbitration is not the best thing to go through," Witt said. "But it's behind us." . . .
The NHL and its players union discussed the finances of individual teams during a five-hour meeting in Newark, N.J., that made no headway toward a new labor agreement. The two sides have agreed to meet in Ottawa on Aug. 25 and 26 and in Montreal on Aug. 31 and Sept. 1.