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Tag Archives: 2012 NHL Entry Draft
Draft Class Grades: Grading the Capitals’ Draft Picks in the Last 10 Years
Photo: Richard Wolowicz/Getty Images In recent weeks the “10-year Challenge” has been the craze on social media, something NoVa Caps did for the Caps’ players a few weeks ago. Keeping up with the 10-year theme, NoVa Caps is currently assessing … Continue reading
Posted in Draft, News, Players, Propsects, Washington Capitals
Tagged 2008 NHL Entry Draft, 2009 NHL Entry Draft, 2010 NHL Entry Draft, 2011 NHL Entry Draft, 2012 NHL Entry Draft, 2013 NHL Entry Draft, 2014 NHL Entry Draft, 2015 NHL Entry Draft, 2016 NHL Entry Draft, 2017 NHL Entry Draft, 2018 NHL Entry Draft, Diane Doyle, Draft, Washington Capitals, Washington Capitals Prospects
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Top-Line Tom: Tom Wilson Finally Molding into the Top-Six Player the Caps Envisioned
James Guillory/USA Today After an impressive performance in the first round of 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs, Capitals right wing Tom Wilson seemed to have begun to turn his career around after beginning it as a fourth-line player through his first … Continue reading
Posted in News, NHL, Players
Tagged 2012 NHL Entry Draft, First-Line, Michael Fleetwood, Offense, Tom Wilson
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5-Years Later: Evaluation of Top Forwards Picked in 2012 Draft
Leading into the NHL Entry Draft of 2012, the consensus #1 pick was expected to be Nail Yakupov, a Russian-born player who played Juniors with the Sarnia Sting. One slogan for slumping teams in tank mode was “Fail for Nail”.
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Tagged 2012 NHL Entry Draft, Alexander Galchenyuk, Andreas Athanasiou, Brandon Gaunce, Brian Bickell, Codi Ceci, Colton Parayko, Connor Brown, Diane Doyle, Filip Forsberg, Hampus Lindholm, HC Slavia Praha, Henrik Samuelsson, Jacob Trouba, Jimmy Vesey, Josh Anderson, Mark Jankowski, Matthew Dumba, Mikhail Grigorenko, Morgan Reilly, Nail Yakupov, Olli Maatta, Radek Faksa, Ryan Murray, Sarnia Sting, Scott Laughton, Shayne Gostisbehere, Stefan Matteau, Tanner Pearson, Teuvo Teravainen, Tom Wilson, tomas hertl;, Zemgus Girgensons
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Is This the Year Tom Wilson Breaks Out?
Tom Wilson is one of many fan favorites on the Washington Capitals roster, and rightfully so. In his first two NHL seasons, Wilson has established himself as a no-nonsense type of player who is willing to drop the gloves in … Continue reading
