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An In-Depth Look at the Capitals’ 2021 NHL Draft
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It’s been a whirlwind week, with barely time to breathe after the Seattle expansion draft before the NHL Entry Draft was coming up right behind it.
While the Capitals didn’t have a first-round pick but made some interesting picks that could pay off - although they did follow their usual method of playing it perhaps a bit too safe, it’s tough to argue with the results they’ve gotten over the years of finding at least one good-to-great NHLer each draft.
Caps Pick Six on Saturday in 2021 NHL Draft
Caps draft class of 2021 includes a quartet of defensemen, a center and a goaltender by Mike Vogel @VogsCaps / washingtoncaps.com
A year after they made five picks without selecting any defensemen in the 2020 NHL Draft, the Caps went for blueliners with each of their first three choices - and four of six overall - in the 2021 NHL Draft this weekend. I thought maybe where we were picking, there might be defensemen that were going to be available, says Caps assistant general manager Ross Mahoney, the engineer of the Washington drafts for the last quarter of a century. We ve always said that we ll take the best player, but I think that it was good too to get some defensemen, and the first couple are right-handed defensemen, which I think also helps to fill a bit of a v
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If Ross Mahoney had his way, the Washington Capitals’ assistant general manager would have been able to meet with draft prospects in person for interviews and scouting.
But Mahoney didn’t have his way, what with the coronavirus pandemic and all. So Mahoney and front office members across the NHL have prepared for this weekend’s NHL draft the only way they can, incorporating more video review into the scouting process, adding ad
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