{"id":135234,"date":"2023-02-03T13:54:49","date_gmt":"2023-02-03T18:54:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=135234"},"modified":"2023-02-03T13:54:49","modified_gmt":"2023-02-03T18:54:49","slug":"capitals-sign-dylan-strome-extension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2023\/02\/03\/capitals-sign-dylan-strome-extension\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington Capitals Sign Centre To Long Term Extension"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">With all the trade talk going around the league, one player is staying where he is. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2023\/01\/17\/off-season-moves-washington-capitals-success\/\" target=\"_self\">Washington Capitals<\/a> centre <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/stromdy01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-02-03_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dylan Strome<\/a> has signed a contract extension. He will remain in the nation&#8217;s capital for the next five seasons and has a cap hit of $5 million per year &#8211; a huge deal for him and the team. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Dylan Strome Signs Contract Extension<\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">THERE&#39;S NO PLACE LIKE STROME\u203c\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>The Washington Capitals have re-signed center Dylan Strome to a five-year contract extension. Strome\u2019s contract will carry an average annual value of $5.0 million.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ALLCAPS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#ALLCAPS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Washington Capitals (@Capitals) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Capitals\/status\/1621538844800606209?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 3, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">This is massive news for the Washington Capitals. Locking up Dylan Strome to a contract extension is a great move. That deal is team friendly and helps keep the core group together and they look to compete while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/o\/ovechal01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-02-03_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alex Ovechkin<\/a> is still in the fold. It also helps he&#8217;s having a great year for the club. Overall this is a huge win for the franchise.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">How This Impacts Strome<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">For a player that has bounced around some, has finally found his niche. Strome is no slouch of a centre as he once bit the 50-point mark in his career. His last few seasons with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/blackhawks\/\" target=\"_self\">Chicago Blackhawks<\/a> went well and he set a career-high in goals (22) last season. He<a href=\"https:\/\/www.capfriendly.com\/players\/dylan-strome\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> signed a one-year deal<\/a> and Washington took a chance on him. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">That gamble paid off. His reward was a five-year deal and he gets to be on a team that plans on contending. Strome is fourth in goals, and third in points on the Capitals this season and has been everything you could ask for in a depth centre. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Outlook Of The Team<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">After the Dylan Strome contract extension, the outlook of this team is in good shape. Strength is down the middle with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/backsni02.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-02-03_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nicklas Backstrom<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/kuzneev01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-02-03_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Evgeny Kuznetsov<\/a>. Pair that with stellar wingers in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/o\/oshietj01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-02-03_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">T.J. Oshie<\/a>, Ovechkin, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/w\/wilsoto01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-02-03_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tom Wilson<\/a>. The back end is built nicely and they have goaltending with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/kuempda01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-02-03_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Darcy Kuemper<\/a>. 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