Washington Capitals: Top 10 Draft Busts Of All-Time
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The Washington Capitals are proof that the NHL Draft is largely a crap shoot. Sometimes, you nail a pick. Sometimes, it just works out alright. Sometimes, you draft a bust. The Washington Capitals are no different from any other team.
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First of all, let’s set some qualifications for who are the biggest draft busts in Washington Capitals history.
- The player must have been chosen in the first round. In order to be a real bust in the NHL, in my opinion, you have to have been drafted in the first round.
- The rest of the players drafted after the bust matters a lot. If the Washington Capitals could have drafted a much better player, that means that the player drafted was a bigger bust.
- Expectations matter as well. A first overall pick who plays in no games is obviously a much bigger bust than a 30th overall pick who plays in none.
While the Washington Capitals have done well as of late in the first round, in their 40 year history, they sure have had some huge busts. Let’s remember those busts and hope that the Washington Capitals do not allow history to repeat itself!
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