Anaheim Ducks can find good value with 23rd overall draft pick

ANAHEIM, CA - APRIL 14: Ryan Kesler #17 of the Anaheim Ducks skates in Game Two of the Western Conference First Round against the San Jose Sharks during the 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Honda Center on April 14, 2018 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Debora Robinson/NHLI via Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** /

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DENVER, CO – MARCH 09: Goaltender Semyon Varlamov #1 of the Colorado Avalanche plays in the game against the Anaheim Ducks. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/NHLI via Getty Images) /

#3 Semyon Varlamov, Washington – 2006

The Capitals strike again at number 23 when they take Russian puck stopper Seymon Varlamov. Varlamov joined the Capitals during the 2008-2009 and spent three years with the organization. He was 30-13-12 with a .917 Sv% and a 2.39 GAA in that time. His good play in goal yielded a first-round pick when they dealt him to Colorado in 2011.

Varlamov has been the Avs goalie off and on for the last seven years. His record isn’t nearly as good in Colorado, where he’s posted a 163-137-29 in his seven years there.

However, his SV% is .916 and has a slightly elevated GAA from his days in the nation’s capital that is now up to 2.70. A case can be made Varlamov’s record is more the product of his team and not indicative of declining play.

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