Washington Capitals: Top 10 centers of all-time

Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, Washington Capitals (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
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Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, Washington Capitals (Photo by Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images)
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The top centers in Washington Capitals history.

The Washington Capitals have been in existence for over four decades and have won a Stanley Cup. There have been many great players that have suited up for the red, white and blue.

Recently we’ve broken down the top 10 by position. We’ve done forwards, goalies, defense, right wings, and left wings so far and now we’re on the last position.

To be eligible for selection they had to have played a good number of games with the Washington Capitals. We chose 10 of the best that represent the past, present, and future of the Washington Capitals.

Under those categories we picked 10 of the best that represented that trio and also looked at the teams that they played on. It’s always fun to guess which player is included in a list such as this and the goal of these posts is to encourage healthy debate and discussion on who deserves a spot on the top 10 all-time list and who doesn’t.

Without further ado, here are the top 10 greatest centers to ever wear a Washington Capitals uniform. These guys are the real deal and have incredible playmaking ability. Enjoy and debate kindly Caps fans! Here’s number 10!