To fill an immediate need, in an effort of attempting to recapture Lord Stanley’s Cup? When a team like the Washington Capitals continues to compete on a high level their choices in the draft come consistently in the latter portion of the draft order. For those that fail to achieve the goal of reaching or winning the Stanley Cup, it becomes increasingly more difficult to build for the present and future to fulfill that goal.
In 2011, the Washington Capitals took matters into their own hands to find what was missing for them achieving their goal of a championship.