Every NHL team talks about depth, whether it be depth on the bench or throughout the organization and there is no other team in the league with more depth than the Caps. The Caps have used 40 different players this year and are most likely going to finish second in the Eastern Conference and are challenging team records in wins and points. With all of the injuries and players the Caps have used this year you would have expected them to be battling it out with the Islanders for John Tavares in the upcoming draft. The call ups out of Hershey have been so good this year that many around Washington want them in the lineup next week when the playoffs start. Perhaps the most impressive call up has been goaltender, Simeon Varlamov who has filed in for the injured Brent Johnson beautifully going 4-0-1 with a 2.37 GAA and a .918 save percentage. The Caps are one of the league's best this year, but an even better team awaits. Just think, Ovie, Green, and Backstrom haven't hit their prime yet and with the full-time addition of Karl Alzner and Varlamov, the Caps will be scary good for many years to come.
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