Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Mgbe oge atọ na nzukọ ndị Senators, a gbanwere ya na Washington Capitals maka nhọrọ nke itoolu na draft na
2003 Draft (nke a gbanwere azụ na Washington ọnwa ole na ole mgbe 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.