Capitals sign Dylan Strome to $25 million, 5-year extension

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The Washington Capitals signed forward Dylan Strome to a five-year extension really worth $25 million.

The staff announced the contract Friday in the course of NHL All-Star Weekend, which is using place in South Florida — the place Strome was drafted third in 2015.

Strome will depend $5 million from the wage cap via the 2027-28 period. He was established to be a restricted free agent this summer months.

“Dylan is an clever and competent middle and has been a wonderful addition to our group,” standard supervisor Brian MacLellan explained. “We are pleased to indicator him to a lengthy-expression agreement. We experience his talent set is a terrific fit for our team as he enters the prime several years of his vocation at an important position.”

Strome is getting a increase from the $3.5 million offer he signed with the Capitals after the Chicago Blackhawks opted not to tender him a qualifying supply and built him a totally free agent. Strome has 11 ambitions and 25 assists in 36 online games this period and ranks 3rd on Washington’s roster with 14 electric power-perform details.

The Mississauga, Ontario, native who performed his junior hockey along with Connor McDavid with the Erie Otters has 206 factors in 325 normal-time NHL video games with the Arizona Coyotes, Blackhawks and Capitals.

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