For the past decade, the Washington Capitals have churned out high-end prospects and done an even better job of turning these unproven young talents into impact players at the NHL level.
As of now, three of the Caps' four leading scorers, their top two defensive pairings and all three goaltenders are homegrown, so building his team organically has been a strength of general manager George McPhee's in recent years.
And with a nice collection of impressive youngsters currently in the pipeline, there's reason to believe that a good number of the Caps' recent draft picks will be making waves in the NHL in the very near future.
Fans always want to know what current players a prospect compares to most accurately, so here's a look at which past and present NHL standouts each of the Caps' best youngsters are most similar to.
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NHL Player Comparisons for Washington Capitals’ Top Prospects
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