Bondra

Bondra is in the third year of a four-year $18 million contract.

USATODAY.com - From one capital to another for Bondra 2004

But Jagr netted a power-play tally of his own 33 seconds into the second, tapping in the rebound of a shot by Bondra from the top of the slot.

NHL - National Hockey League - Nashville vs. Washington 2002

Bondra is one of the premier players in the league and Pittsburgh will have to reckon with his speed.

USATODAY.com - Demers' keys to the first-round series 2001

In 2000 and 2001 he stood pat with two very good Capitals teams that included in-their-primes Peter Bondra and Olaf Kolzig.

Counting down to the trade deadline... 2011

If Bondra was the face of the Caps on the ice, Olie Kolzig was the face of the team in the D.C. community.

Countdown to Caps Convention: Bondra & Kolzig Box Seats blogger 2010

Bondra was Mr. Capitals, the face of this team for almost all of the 13 years he spent here.

Countdown to Caps Convention: Bondra & Kolzig Box Seats blogger 2010

I thought Peter Bondra would be here his whole career.

Countdown to Caps Convention: Bondra & Kolzig Box Seats blogger 2010

And I was there at Verizon Center the night after Bondra was traded.

Countdown to Caps Convention: Bondra & Kolzig Box Seats blogger 2010

His penalty-shot goal was his second in seven opportunities (Mike Gartner and Peter Bondra are tied for second with three career attempts each.) "I didn't know what he was doing," Coach Bruce Boudreau said when asked about Ovechkin going way wide at the start of the penalty shot.

Caps crush Devils, 7-2 Tarik El-Bashir 2010

Bondra believes Bulis is the best young player on the Capitals 'roster, even though he was drafted behind Svejkovsky, and Wilson describes Bulis as "definitely a future star; he's just a pleasure to watch."

From the archives: Skating through life 2010