The Caps had a pretty good 2004 draft...

From Hockey's Future:

The 2004 NHL Entry Draft was a turning point for the Capitals organization. After gaining the first overall pick in the lottery, the Capitals selected franchise winger Alex Ovechkin to build their young team around. But the draft wasn't just top heavy for the Caps, as there are two more players with significant game experience and three beyond that with cups of coffee at the NHL level.

The Capitals had the second highest game-per-pick yield from their 2004 class, at 59 games.

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Schultz is "Injured"

Yeah, right. Per Tarik:

Defenseman Jeff Schultz is not practicing this morning. He didn't practice yesterday, either, and I'm hearing that he's hurt. I'll post an update when I get more info.

Update: It doesn't look like Schultz is going to play tomorrow. The Caps did not comment on the nature or extent of his injury, saying only that he's day-to-day. If Schultz is indeed out, Brian Pothier will get into his first playoff game since 2005-06 with Ottawa.

An "injury" in last year's series against Philadelphia was also the reason he only played two games.

People You Would Like to Punch in the Face

Man this is anti-Jeff Schultz at its finest. Most likely because they didn't have any or Tim Peel or Sean Avery mug shots.

Jeff Schultz- Love Him or Hate Him

New post up on the THW... What do you think about Jeff Schultz?