With their third round pick the Capitals traded up for Aliaksei Protas, a giant of a player from Belarus, who is teammates (and often linemates) of the Capitals second round pick Brett Leason. He clocks in at 6’5” and 192 pounds, which is a nice complement to Leason at 6’4” and 210 pounds - imagine going up against them every night.
Really like Aliaksei Protas. Loved the few games of his that I caught in the playoffs. Skating could use work, but really liked how he operated in the offensive end. Raw, but when he fills out, he could be a player.