Outside of the Erat trade and a few UFA signings (Hamirlik) I think McPhee has been a pretty good GM for the most part. Obviously the Capitals haven't had a ton of success in the playoffs, but they've been generally competitive for the last decade or so. In the 2004 draft alone he picked up Ovechkin, Green, and Schultz. He also picked Backstrom, Alzner, Semin, and Carlson during his tenure. Not sure I would be thrilled if Burke picks him, but we could probably do a whole lot worse.
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