Washington Capitals: Top 10 defensemen of all-time

The Washington Capitals have had plenty of good defensemen.

From the “Secretary of Defense” to “Game over Green” to “John Norris”, the Washington Capitals have boasted plenty of great defensemen in their four decades. Since the 1974-75 season, there’s been plenty of players that donned the red, white and blue.

We’ve already looked at top 10 goaltenders of all-time. This is our second all-time list where we’ll continue with the top defensemen.

Making this list wasn’t easy and neither was the goaltending list but the purpose of these stories is to encourage healthy debate based on whether your player made the list or not. It’s always fun to guess which players made it and which ones just missed the cut.

With that in mind we’ve got a couple of honorable mentions before we move forward to the top 10 list. One player is Brendan Witt who was known for his hard hits. He recorded 83 points (20 goals, 63 assists) in 626 games. He also helped lead the Caps to their first appearance in the Stanley Cup Final in 1998.

Another player we’ll mention is Al Lafrate, who is usually overlooked. He spent four seasons with the Caps and recorded 176 points (58 goals, 118 assists).

Without further ado, let’s begin.