tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post116551307274558011..comments2023-08-26T10:21:07.251-04:00Comments on Japers' Rink: Scott Stevens: The Most Effective Draft Choice In Caps History?JPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13144581988817631208noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-17507804312876504782007-06-12T13:28:00.000-04:002007-06-12T13:28:00.000-04:00I'm still waiting for Brad Church and Pat Peake to...I'm still waiting for Brad Church and Pat Peake to make an impact as I was prosmised back in 1995 when I had tickets.The Falconerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04076370578856420134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-1165837283952128422006-12-11T06:41:00.000-05:002006-12-11T06:41:00.000-05:00The Caps had two first round picks four times in t...The Caps had two first round picks four times in the '90s - hardly every year. And sure, there were some busts there, but there were good picks too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-1165818589806475032006-12-11T01:29:00.000-05:002006-12-11T01:29:00.000-05:00it's true, it's amazing that the caps are still re...it's true, it's amazing that the caps are still reaping the benefits of a player drafted almost twenty-five years ago. but i think about how much more stevens could have yielded if the caps hadn't drafted nolan baumgartner, alexander volchkov, alexander kharlamov, trevor halverston, brad church, elomo, and all the other stiffs they took in the 90's when they had two first round picks every year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-1165584197161699002006-12-08T08:23:00.000-05:002006-12-08T08:23:00.000-05:00But... the silver lining there is that Jagr was so...But... the silver lining there is that Jagr was so craptastic that the Caps were the third worst team in hockey, allowing them a shot at winning the 2004 draft lottery, which they did, and they then selected that Russian kid.<BR/><BR/>So basically without Kris Beech, the Caps might not have AO. A stretch? Of course.JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13144581988817631208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-1165582544076234182006-12-08T07:55:00.000-05:002006-12-08T07:55:00.000-05:00Beech might show up as part of the best and "worst...Beech might show up as part of the best and "worst." If he was the centerpiece of the trade for Jagr (as a #7 overall pick in 1999, the highest pick among the prospects dealt for Jagr), then if one does all the puts and takes, Beech (and Michal Sivek, and Russ Lupaschuk), plus $4.9 million (the cash to Pittsburgh in the Jagr deal), plus the $18 or so million in Jagr contract liability were had The Peerlesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10293195514553989436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-1165551579236653472006-12-07T23:19:00.000-05:002006-12-07T23:19:00.000-05:00I don't know if Kris Beech counts since he was ori...I don't know if Kris Beech counts since he was originally a Caps draft pick. A pick that, in part, turned into Jaromir Jagr, which isn't very productive at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-1165521523898965852006-12-07T14:58:00.000-05:002006-12-07T14:58:00.000-05:00Imagine what happens when we trade Shoane Morrison...Imagine what happens when we trade Shoane Morrisonn a few years from now for a pick that becomes Wayne Gretzkey Jr.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-1165519692974617232006-12-07T14:28:00.000-05:002006-12-07T14:28:00.000-05:001) Interesting/unique way to look at a particular ...1) Interesting/unique way to look at a particular draft pick/asset. kinda like playing the 6 degrees of separation or that Kevin Bacon movie trivia game. Connect the dots indeed. LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com