Mid-Day Memories: Better Late Than Never, Part I

Photo by Jeanine Leech/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesDuring this lengthy “pause” in the NHL season, we here at the Rink have taken a look back in time at some interesting, if somewhat off-beat aspects of Washington Capitals history. We started this “mid-day memories” series with a look at the only seven-point game in team history. We moved on to such topics as 30-minute men, goalies with high save volume games, and players who posted Gordie Howe Hat Tricks, among other topics.

Now, we turn our focus on draft picks. No, not the high picks on which a team looks to build its core for years to come, but the picks that are made after the TV lights are turned off. We are interested here in the…