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The Southeast Division is no more. For the Caps, making the playoffs has been easy the past six seasons as they have just mauled the other teams in the now-defunct division.

But they own the No. 23 pick in the first round, a slot that won't likely yield an immediate-impact player.

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals celebrates his goal against the Winnipeg Jets during their NHL game in Washington April 23, 2013.

For the Washington Capitals , the window to win the franchise's first Stanley Cup with its current core certainly isn't getting any larger.

From Alzner to Ward, we're taking a look at and grading the 2013 season for every player who laced 'em up for the Caps for a significant number of games during the campaign, with an eye towards 2013-14.

The NHL Draft is fast approaching. The Washington Capitals will have the 23rd selection in the first round on June 30, with seven additional picks spread out over the final six rounds.

"He has no intentions to sign back with the Capitals," Crabb's agent, Kevin Epp, wrote in an e-mail to the Post.

Washington Capitals defenseman Mike Green is known for more than just his defensive skills .

For the sixth consecutive year, the Washington Capitals will be entering the summer months with a laundry list of question marks.

There are special periods throughout the Capitals history when two players have come together to achieve singular success: an awesome twosome, a potent pair, a lethal duo.

Frustrated by a lack of playing time for the second year in a row and limited communication from two separate Washington coaching staffs, former coach Dale Hunter and current coach Adam Oates , Schultz wants a fresh start elsewhere.

During a 15-minute session with reporters a day after Washington's 5-0 home loss to the New York Rangers in Game 7 ended their first-round Eastern Conference series, Ovechkin avoided putting the onus on himself for his team's latest quick exit from the playoffs.