Capitals Number Retirement Debate: Mike Green - The Hockey Writers Washington Capitals Latest News, Analysis & More

There have been many great defensemen who have donned the Washington Capitals sweater. John Carlson is a current leader on the backend for the organization and he leads all Caps defensemen all-time in points. Sergei Gonchar played in over 600 games for the club. There's Kevin Hatcher, Scott Stevens, Rod Langway, and Larry Murphy among others who had phenomenal careers in the NHL and were able to play hockey in D.C. The only defenseman who has his number retired currently by the organization from the above list is Langway (Carlson should once he retires).