Today is likely to be the day when Braden Holtby leaves the Washington Capitals. Boy, has he come a long way since he was drafted in 2008. /1

Holtby was the tenth goaltender selected in the 2008 draft, fourth round/93rd player taken overall. Of the nine goalies taken ahead of him, five have never played in the NHL (Pickard, Beskorowany, Delmas, Cousineau, Deserres). /2

Holtby has appeared in almost 200 more games (468) than the next goalie in his draft cohort (Jake Allen/289 games)... his 282 wins is almost twice as many as the next goalie in his draft cohort (Allen/148). /3

Holtby's 97 playoff games played is more than the rest of his draft cohort combined (59). His 50 wins are more than twice as many as the rest of his draft cohort combined (23). /4

Holtby has seven career postseason shutouts. Only one other goalie in his draft cohort has as many as one (Jacob Markstrom has one). His .926 career postseason save percentage is second best among goalies in his draft cohort (Kevin Poulin/.933 in two games). /5

Holtby is the only goalie in his 2008 draft cohort to record a point in the postseason (four assists). Since he came into the league in 2010-11, only two goalies overall have more postseason minutes than Holtby (6012) -- Lundqvist (6132) and Crawford (6036). /6

Since Holtby came into the league, only Corey Crawford has more wins in the postseason (52) than Holtby (50). Only Tim Thomas had a better playoff GAA (2.04) than Holtby (2.13; min: 2,000 min). The only NHL goalie from Lloydminster, SK, has done mighty well for himself. /7