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Washington Capitals: How did he get here – John Carlson

Washington Capitals blueliner John Carlson has been lighting up the league this year. At one point in October, he was leading the NHL in scoring. Caps fans know that Washington drafted Carlson in the first round of the 2008 NHL draft with the 27th pick.

When you look closer at the 2008 draft, the Caps made two trades involving first-round picks that year. The Caps originally had the 23rd overall pick but they traded it along with the 54th pick to New Jersey for the 21st overall pick.

Washington drafted Anton Gustafsson, son of former Cap Bengt-Ake Gustafsson.