Witt\'s NHL career began with the Washington Capitals, the team that drafted him in the 1993 Entry Draft. In the 2000–01 NHL season, he led the league with 322 hits. Witt served as co-captain of the Washington Capitals during the 2001–02 NHL season, along with Steve Konowalchuk. Witt lost his share of the captaincy, when in a player vote (before the 2002–03 NHL season), the Capitals chose Konowalchuk as sole captain. After Konowalchuk\'s trade to the Avalanche (October 2003), the captaincy remained vacant until Jeff Halpern was appointed in September 2005.\n', '

During the 2004–05 NHL lockout Witt signed for the English BNL side, the Bracknell Bees. He only played three games for Bracknell before returning home due to a fire at his house. During his three games he scored one goal and got four assists for a total of five points.\n', '

In August 2005, Witt made a trade request to the Capitals management, to be traded a team with a better chance of competing for the Stanley Cup. Re-signed by the Capitals despite his trade request, he remained on the Capitals defense to start the 2005–06 season. His request for a trade was finally granted by the Capitals on March 9, 2006, when he was shipped to the Nashville Predators for former Capital Kris Beech and a first-round draft pick.\n', '

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