It’s been a whirlwind week, with barely time to breathe after the Seattle expansion draft before the NHL Entry Draft was coming up right behind it.
While the Capitals didn’t have a first-round pick but made some interesting picks that could pay off - although they did follow their usual method of playing it perhaps a bit too safe, it’s tough to argue with the results they’ve gotten over the years of finding at least one good-to-great NHLer each draft.
The biggest hole in their prospect pool heading into the draft was definitely right-handed defensemen, and they addressed that right off the bat with their first two picks.