One year and one day ago, the Caps hosted a joint Draft Viewing/Uniform Unveiling event out at K-Plex. A good time was had by all, etc., but no one could have known then that the participants in the night's festivities were, in fact... doomed.Below is a snapshot of "The Unveiling Four," Ben Clymer, Brian Pothier, Chris Clark and Jeff Schultz, from left to right.
Each has faced his own unique set of circumstances since that night:
- Pothier's career is in jeopardy after being on the receiving end of a Milan Lucic hit back in early January. He played 38 games in 2007-08;
- Clark played in only 18 games in 2007-08 as he took an Alex Ovechkin slapper to the ear in October which cost him eight games and is still battling a nagging groin injury from late November that has cost him 56 games plus the playoffs;
- Schultz missed five of the Caps' seven playoff games with a back injury; and
- Clymer, who was placed on waivers today for the purpose of being bought out ($250,000 cap hit this coming year, $366,666.67 cap hit next season and a $366,666.67 savings to the team), spent the entire season in the AHL.