Washington Capitals: Re-Drafting The 2004 NHL Draft
Washington Capitals 2004 Second Round
The Washington Capitals had two second round picks in 2004. They had the 33rd overall pick and the 62nd overall pick. However, neither of their second round picks did much in the NHL.
With the 33rd overall pick, the Caps selected forward Chris Bourque. He has only played in 51 NHL games and played in just 13 with the Caps. They would have gotten better value had they drafted Bryan Bickell, who was drafted with the 41st overall pick, or Blake Comeau, who was drafted with the 47th overall pick. Granted, neither of those two have done that much in the NHL, but at least they would have contributed more than Bourque.
With the 62nd overall pick, the Caps selected forward Mikhail Yunkov. However, Yunkov never came over to North America, as he decided to stay in Russia and the KHL. He hasn’t really done much in the KHL anyway, so it’s not like the Caps lost anything by him staying over there. They did, however, lose out on drafting David Krejci, who was drafted just one pick after Yunkov.
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