FUTURE WA TCH
THE CAPS NEVER
make a ton of picks. In 2021, they had six choices (their most since 2018) and grabbed four D-men – two of whom have immense upside in two-way WHLer Vincent Iorio and offensive Brent Johnson. Last year’s first-rounder, Hendrix Lapierre, pushed past a serious injury run and backed up the assessment he was a steal at pick No. 22. Meanwhile, 2019 firstrounder Connor McMichael took a buzzsaw to the AHL as Hershey’s leading scorer.