Jurcina Accepts Arbitration

The Capitals and Milan Jurcina accepted the arbitration decision handed down this week and signed on for a 1-year deal worth $1.375 million. Jurcina, 26, was a restricted free agent with arbritration rights, which he chose to exercise this summer, thus getting himself a small raise from his 2009 salary and he'll now qualify for unrestricted free agency next summer.

In 2009, Jurcina scored 3 goals and added 10 assists in 72 games for Washington, ranking him 126th among NHL defenders when it came to scoring. He would be a pretty deep pool kind of player, fantasy-wise, but he should be worth while if you're picking that low.