Once upon a time, the Washington Capitals had three wonderful goaltending prospects.
The first, a quiet Czech netminder by the name of Michal Neuvirth, put up steady numbers from 2008 to 2014 before getting dealt to the Buffalo Sabres in an attempt to fix their floundering depth chart.
The second was a stoic, serious goaltender from Saskatchewan named Braden Holtby. He stuck around, rising through the ranks to become the team’s de facto number one by the 2013-14 season and a Vezina candidate a few years later. He won the coveted trophy in 2016, and hopes to repeat before long.