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After not having a single pick in the first three rounds, the Capitals were finally on the clock early Saturday afternoon with the 120th pick. With that pick, they selected Tobias Geisser, a young defenseman from Switzerland.
Geisser is 6-foot-4 , 201 pounds and shoots left handed. Elite Hockey Prospects mentioned on their site that Geisser is a “two-way defenseman with excellent size and mobility. Sees the ice well and plays crisp passes to spark a team’s transition game. Has a long reach and shows a smart defensive game, while keeping his plays simple.”
#Caps select defenseman Tobias Geisser from Sarnen, SUI with their first pick (No. 120) in the 2017 #NHLDraft! Welcome, Tobias! #CapsDraftpic.twitter.com/4i5prpXdk7
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) June 24, 2017
You can read more about about Geisser here and view his stats here.
By Michael Marzzacco
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