
The Caps have had mixed results with the number five pick in the past, using it to select Darren Veitch on spot ahead of Paul Coffey in 1980 and grabbing Scott Stevens with that pick in 1982. Here's hoping this year's #5 pick - if the Caps end up using it themselves - ends up more like Stevens and less like Veitch.
A look at #5 picks from the past decade:
- 2006: Phil Kessel, BOS
- 2005: Carey Price, MON
- 2004: Blake Wheeler, PHO
- 2003: Thomas Vanek, BUF
- 2002: Ryan Whitney, PIT
- 2001: Stanislav Chistov, ANA
- 2000: Raffi Torres, NYI
- 1999: Tim Connolly, NYI
- 1998: Vitali Vishnevsky, ANA
- 1997: Eric Brewer, NYI