Photo by Eli Resnick.
Written by DCist staff writer Eli Resnick.
Last year, the Caps had three goalies with respectable records: Christobal Huet, Olaf Kolzig and Brent Johnson. This summer, Huet and Kolzig left as free agents and the Caps signed former Most Valuable Player Jose Theodore. This year, so far, the Caps’ current and former goalies have similar numbers, as follows:
| Player | Games | Wins | Losses | Goals Allowed | Team |
| Huet | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | Chicago |
| Kolzig | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | Tampa Bay |
| Johnson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Washington |
| Theodore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Washington |
Judging from these statistics, which are all verifiable at NHL.com, the goalies the Caps start this season with are about as good as the ones they let go over the summer. None of the goalies the Caps played last year or this year have won a game yet. All four have played in one game, each allowing between two and four goals, and all – except for Theodore – have received credit for a loss.
The only problem with these numbers is that the Caps have only played one game. Theodore didn’t get credit for losing last night to the Atlanta Thrashers because he was pulled half-way through, and Brent Johnson got credit for the 7-3 season-opening loss.
