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Washington Capitals Draft Busts: Alexandre Volchkov
In the 1996 NHL Draft, the Caps had the fourth overall pick. With that pick, they picked center Alexandre Volchkov, a Russian Forward. Volchkov would wind up playing in just three NHL games while scoring zero points. He was another player who just didn’t pan out for the Caps.
The Caps would have been much better off had they drafted forward Derek Morris, who was drafted 13th overall by the Calgary Flames. In 1,107 NHL games, he had 424 points and 92 goals. They also could have drafted Dainius Zubrus, who ironically wound up playing for the Caps from 2000 to 2007. He is still currently playing and he has 584 points in 1,243 games.
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