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Ranking the Capitals: #19

In an effort to beat the summer doldrums, we're undertaking to rank - with your help - the Washington Capitals (only players under contract will be considered). The criteria is simple: who at this moment is the most valuable player in the organization who hasn't already been ranked? Put another way, if you could only keep one of the remaining players - because of what he brings on the ice or off it, his upside, what he could fetch in trade, and so on - who would it be? Consider age, potential, contract status, organizational depth, etc. - it's your call. And after you vote and defend your selection in the comments, help us out and suggest a name to add to the next poll. [Note: here's a recap of last year's rankings; previous "Ranking the Capitals 2010" posts can be found here.]

Welcome Mathieu Perreault to the list and Anton Gustafsson to the poll...

  1. Alex Ovechkin
  2. Nicklas Backstrom
  3. Mike Green
  4. Alexander Semin
  5. John Carlson
  6. Semyon Varlamov
  7. Jeff Schultz
  8. Brooks Laich
  9. Karl Alzner
  10. Mike Knuble
  11. Eric Fehr
  12. Michal Neuvirth
  13. Tom Poti
  14. Tomas Fleischmann
  15. Marcus Johansson
  16. Jason Chimera
  17. Matt Bradley
  18. Mathieu Perreault
Poll
Who's the next most valuable Cap?
Boyd Gordon
71 votes
Braden Holtby
35 votes
David Steckel
47 votes
Cody Eakin
13 votes
John Erskine
4 votes
Andrew Gordon
6 votes
D.J. King
9 votes
Jay Beagle
1 votes
Patrick McNeill
0 votes
Anton Gustafsson
5 votes

191 votes | Poll has closed

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I’m going with Gordon, because he eats up time on both the 4th line and PK. He is the better of the 4C’s that we have, is good on defense, and is very cheap for what he brings. Some of the players left might be better, but are still unproven.

Never underrate the power of the hissy-cow.

by timmyv38 on Aug 31, 2010 9:11 PM EDT reply actions  

Boyd. Cuz if you look at the list of players up there already on the list, there’s a big hole at defensive-minded center. And Boyd fills that hole better than Steckel or anyone else on the list.

Atta dinnin stick a who!

by Gould Old Days on Aug 31, 2010 9:37 PM EDT reply actions  

Boyd Gordon : David Steckel as Jason Chimera : Matt Bradley.

A little better at pretty much everything.

Gordo.

by Alex Reed on Aug 31, 2010 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions   2 recs

Except fighting. Or maybe that should be “getting beat upon”.

Never underrate the power of the hissy-cow.

by timmyv38 on Aug 31, 2010 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions  

This pretty much nails it.

Those SATs never fail to come in handy.

'Cause the end of what it was is what it is right now...

by D'ohboy on Aug 31, 2010 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions  

Shouldn’t it just be Boyd Gordon:David Steckel::Jason Chimera:Matt Bradley

Also, they took analogies off of the SAT, GRE FTW!

My standardized testing wizardry aside, I agree. Gordo.

by BradleyFightingVehicle on Aug 31, 2010 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

Still haven’t forgotten the shorties vs Montreal, Gordo.

You had me at no problem.

by Ninjak on Aug 31, 2010 10:06 PM EDT reply actions  

Boyd

"Do not be afraid to ask for credit, for our way of refusing is very polite."

by Laich It Or Lump It on Sep 1, 2010 8:07 AM EDT up reply actions   3 recs

Gordo.

"The most important thing - to get to the playoffs and move on." Evgeny Kuznetsov

by Carl Putnam on Sep 1, 2010 9:39 AM EDT reply actions  

Gordo, not close in my mind. Good to no longer have to vote for Matty Perreault. I was feeling like he should spell his last name Perot for how many times he was on the ballot without winning.

"Have you ever played?" "Yes, I was a goalie"

by MikeyGreen on Sep 1, 2010 10:51 AM EDT reply actions   1 recs

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