Dee ihe na-aga n'ihu maka paragraf a - Mgbe oge atọ na nzukọ ndị Senators gasịrị, a gbanwere ya na Washington Capitals maka nhọrọ nke itoolu na draft 2003.
(onye a họpụtara n'asọmpị bọọlụ a gbanwere nye Washington ọnwa ole na ole ka e mesịrị). Ọ na-egwuri egwu oge ice karịa oge ya na Capitals, na-egwu egwuregwu 80 ma na-eme ihe mgbaru ọsọ 6 na isi 12. Ya na ndị Florida Panthers bịanyere aka na 2004, mana ọ nọrọ oge ahụ na San Antonio Rampage n'ihi NHL Lockout nke kagburu oge 2004-05. E mechara gbazite ya na St. John's Maple Leafs maka ịgba ọsọ na playoffs. Mgbe a na-edozi mkpọchi ahụ, ọ mechara kpọọ maka Panthers na egwuregwu 73, ọ jikọtara NHL ya kacha mma nke isi iri na abụọ wee nweta isi iri n'egwuregwu iri anọ na otu tupu a na-enye ya Pittsburgh Penguins ebe ọ na-egwu naanị otu egwuregwu.