The Caps: Hockey's Canadian Geese

Sure, Michael Vick has been cleared of drug charges. But you still have to wonder why he was acting so weird about the water bottle, why it had a secret compartment, and what was in that compartment. So this should come as no surprise:

The Oakland Raiders are preparing to make a run at Falcons QB Michael Vick, according to NFL sources. The Raiders package would include receivers Randy Moss and Jerry Porter plus the No.1 overall pick in the 2007 draft for Vick and the Falcons first round pick (10th overall).

Cincinnati and Carolina might also want to consider making a deal with Atlanta, as Vick would fit right in on those teams.

Were you wondering what the Caps were planning to do during the All-Star break? Apparently, they fly south for the winter:

Goaltender Brent Johnson
“My fiancée and I are going down to Disneyworld until Wednesday. And it so happens that we’re on the same flight as the whole Kolzig family. We’re on the same flights, but we’re not staying at the same hotel. It just happened that way; we didn’t plan it that way. We’re going to do the amusement park thing, and relax a bit. It should be fun.”

Goalies obviously think alike, down to the flights. So that's two guys going to Florida. What's Eminger doing?

Defenseman Steve Eminger
“We’re just going to relax. Not going to do too much. It’s going to be a critical last part of the year. We’re going to relax, get away from the rink and get away from hockey, Laicher, Sutsy and myself.”

Hanging out with his buds? All right, but guess where they're going:

Center Brian Sutherby
“I am heading down to Florida with a couple of the guys. Just kick back and relax and hopefully have a little nicer weather than we had there last time. It’s too far to head back to Edmonton for just a couple days. And the weather is a lot nicer down there.”

Make that five guys going to Florida. Right?

Right wing Ben Clymer
“I am going to go to Florida, see some friends, play some golf, relax. And hopefully see a little sunshine.”

Jesus, is the whole team going to Florida on vacation?

Here's one guy who actually wants to stay in D.C.:

Right wing Chris Clark
“Staying in D.C., seeing the sights. It’s something we haven’t done. We’ve been here a year and a half, and really haven’t done any of that. We were going to go to New York or down south, but we decided to stay here. We’ll get a babysitter one day and just go walking around and seeing the sights.”

"Down south." Note that he considered Florida but ruled it out in favor of D.C. Thank you, Clarkie!

One guy doesn't have anything planned:

Coach Glen Hanlon
“Have I got any plans? I don’t have any plans. My wife has plans. My plan is just to go home and to take my son to school and pick him up. But I will lose out there. Here, I win all the battles. At home I don’t win any of them. Our goal is just to see D.C. And we’re going to spend lots of time here. We have some ice time here [at Kettler Capitals Iceplex] that we kept here for injured players, so I will bring my son down to skate.

Hey, at least he's honest about who wears the pants in the family. I can see Hanlon being a "yes, dear" kind of guy. (And I don't mean the dumbass TV show.)

Hope they come back refreshed for Friday's game against the 'Canes!