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

#8 Joe Sacco

Joe Sacco was a left shooting right wing that was drafted in the fourth round by the Toronto Maple Leafs. The six foot one, 190 pound forward signed with the Caps as a free agent on August 9, 1999.

Sacco spent three seasons with the Capitals. His first season saw him score seven goals and 16 assists for 23 points in 79 games. he had another seven Goa season the next year in 69 games to go along with seen assists for 14 points. His third season was his worst season where he had just seven assists in 65 games in 2001-02.

After that he played in 34 games with the Philadelphia Flyers before retiring from the NHL. He is currently an assistant coach for the Boston Bruins. He would find more success on the coaching ranks.

In 2005-06 he was first hired as an assistant coach of the Lowell Lock Monsters, an affiliate of the Colorado Avalanche. Then in 2007 he was named head coach of their new AHL franchise the Lake Erie Monsters.

He later became the head coach of the Colorado Avalanche during the 2009-10 season and coached them to the playoffs that year. He coached until 2013 as they had three losing seasons in a row since.

Sacco has been with the Bruins as an assistant since 2014.