Capitals: Top 10 greatest forwards of all-time

#8 Adam Oates

Coming in at number eight is an impact center for seven seasons. Adam Oates was more popular as a player during his time in D.C. As a coach? Not so much. But this posts recognizes people from their playing days which is why he makes this list.

Oates was traded to the Caps by the Boston Bruins back in March of 1997. The rest of the way Oates played in 17 games and scored four goals and added eight assists for 12 points.

In 1997-98, Oates had his best season in the District with 18 goals and 58 assists for 76 points. That spring he helped lead the Caps to their first appearance in the Stanley Cup Final where he scored six goals and added 11 assists for 17 points.

Oates added 12 goals and 42 assists for 54 points in 1998-99, 15 goals and 56 assists for 71 points in 1999-00, 13 goals and a nice 69 assists for 82 points in 2000-01.

The next season saw Oates score 11 goals and add 57 assists for 68 points before he was traded in March of 2002 to the Philadelphia Flyers.

One of the best qualities of Oates was his ability to avoid the sin bin as well as his speed and playmaking skills. Oates played in a total of 387 games with the Capitals scoring 73 goals and added 290 assists for 363 points.