Washington Capitals own a prospect pool deep on defense and skill

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Photo: Defenseman Nate Schmidt is one of several mobile defensemen in the Washington Capitals system. Schmidt was signed as a free agent in 2013. (courtesy of Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire)


 

With opening night having come to pass, the Washington Captials can count two major prospects in the professional level now. Heavily-touted prospects*Andre Burakovsky and Evgeny Kuznetsov played for the Capitals on opening night of the 2014-15 season against the Montreal Canadiens, with Burakovsky picking up the Capitals first goal of the season.



At the draft, meanwhile, the Capitals added a few high-risk, high-reward types to their ranks. Talent seems to trump all in the Capitals system, but should even one or two pan out, like Jakub Vrana, the team can count the 2014 NHL Draft a success.… read more

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