Washington Capitals: Top 10 defensemen of all-time

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Larry Murphy, Washington Capitals (Photo by Graig Abel/Getty Images) /

#9 Larry Murphy

Larry Murphy is a hockey hall of farmer. He was traded to the Capitals in his fourth season. Back in October of 1983, Murphy was sent from the Los Angeles Kings to the Caps in exchange for Ken Houston and Brian Engblom. It turned out to be a trade the Caps won big time.

Houston and Engblom scored a combined 93 points for the remainder of their careers Murphy on the other hand added 1,009 points before he retired in 2001.

Murphy had a two way game with offensive firepower. He was named an NHL All Star in 1987. That was in a season where he scored a career-high 23 goals and 81 points, the second highest point total of his career.

In March of 1989 his time with the Caps ended when him and Mike Gartner were traded to the Minnesota North Stars in exchange for Dino Ciccarelli and Bob Rouse.

Overall Murphy played in 453 games with the Caps. He scored 86 goals and added 259 assists for 345 points. He scored double digit goals in all seasons except one with the exception of the year he was traded. He had 13 his first season in Washington and added 14, 21, 23, eight, and seven, respectively.

He was similar to a modern day Mike Green or John Carlson.

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