Joe Motzko signed with the Portland Pirates, the Anaheim Ducks, and on July 9, 2007, with the Washington Capitals (a team that would win the franchise's first President's Trophy).
Motzko was then assigned to the Portland Pirates before he was called up to the Ducks during the 2007 playoffs. In his fourth season with the Blue Jackets, mainly spent with the Syracuse Crunch, Motzko was traded by the Blue Jackets along with Mark Hartigan to the Anaheim Ducks for Curtis Glencross and Zenon Konopka on January 26, 2007. On July 9, 2007, Motzko was signed by the Washington Capitals. The 200910 Capitals won the franchise's first Presidents' Trophy for being the team with the most points at the end of the regular season. 
