We’ve talked about who the Caps could draft... but based on what Brian MacLellan and his team have done in the past, those may all be pipe dreams. So let’s take a look at who the Caps probably will draft.
The players below are players that will likely be available around pick #20, and all fall into an archetype that the Caps have often turned to: big bodies with with some skill.
Rutger McGroarty, C/W
6’1”, 205lbs
18yo, 3/30/2004
Consolidated Rankings: 23:format(webp):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23651978/Hockey_Prospecting_Dashboard__16_.png)
Of all the players on this list, Rutger is probably the only one I probably wouldn’t mind if Caps took at 20.