Washington Capitals: Top 10 worst free agents of all-time

#9 Rick Bragnalo

Rick Bragnalo was a left shooting center listed as five foot eight and 160 pounds. He scored 15 goals and 35 assists for 50 points in 145 games played. Like Sampson, he spent just four seasons in the NHL, all with the Caps.

He signed with the Caps as a free agent on March 1, 1976. He played in 19 games that season scoring two goals and 10 assists for 12 points.

His best season was his next season which happened to be his first full season where he had 11 goals and 12 assists for 23 points in 80 games. The next year he had just two goals and 13 assists for 15 points in 44 games.

The next year saw him skate in two games and that turned out to be his final season in the NHL. Back then the Caps were also affiliated with the Hershey Bears.

Bragnalo spent the 1977-78 season with the Bears and had 11 goals and 17 assists for 28 points in 30 games. The next year he had 21 goals and 39 assists for 60 points in 77 games with the Bears.

The next year he played in just one Bears game before calling it quits for the AHL and NHL. He went over to the IHL with the Port Huron Flags and finished the rest of his career playing Italian hockey.