Youth is served

Picking prospects is an uncertain endeavor. Today's 18-year old picked in the first round might be bagging groceries by the time he's 25. Conversely, that 210th pick might turn out to be a Henrik Zetterberg.

Looking at the Caps, the group of under-25 prospects/players speaks well of Caps management at least putting the club in the position of being able to compete over the foreseeable future. You might quibble with the names, adding or subtracting your own, but here is an example of a team the club could ice this morning of only under-25 players (their 2008 opening night ages in parentheses)...