Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Pashure pemwaka mitatu nesangano reSenators, akachinjirwa kuWashington Capitals nokuda kwechisarudzo chechipfumbamwe chedrafiti mu
Kusarudzwa muna 2003 (kusarudzwa kwakadzorerwa kuWashington mwedzi mishomanana gare gare). Akatamba nguva yakawanda yechando mumwaka wake mumwe chete wakazara neCapitals, achitamba mitambo makumi masere uye achihwina zvibodzwa zvitanhatu nemapoinzi gumi nemaviri. Akasaina neFlorida Panthers muna 2004, asi akapedza mwaka neSan Antonio Rampage nekuda kweNHL Lockout iyo yakamisa mwaka wa2004-05. Akazokweretwa kuSt. John's Maple Leafs kuti aende mumutambo. Apo kuvharirwa kwakagadziriswa, pakupedzisira akatamba Panthers uye mumitambo 73, akabatanidza NHL yake yakanakisisa ye 12 pfungwa uye akawana 10 pfungwa mumitambo 41 asati atengeswa kuPittsburgh Penguins kwaakatamba mutambo mumwe chete.