{"id":1575,"date":"2016-09-21T23:53:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-22T03:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/?p=1575"},"modified":"2016-09-21T23:57:47","modified_gmt":"2016-09-22T03:57:47","slug":"orlov-capitals-reach-one-year-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2016\/09\/21\/orlov-capitals-reach-one-year-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Dmitry Orlov, Washington Capitals reach one-year, $2.57 million deal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dmitry Orlov<\/a><\/strong> and the Washington Capitals<\/strong> have come to terms on a one-year, $2.57 million deal that will see the 25-year-old return to the Caps for the 2016-2017 season.<\/p>\n

Orlov is expected to fill a top-four role for the team, and is most likely to play along side either Matt Niskanen<\/a><\/strong> or\u00a0John Carlson<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0Orlov spent the majority of last season playing alongside\u00a0Taylor Chorney<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Nate Schmidt<\/a><\/strong>, but once Brooks Orpik<\/a><\/strong> returned the pair were thrown together. As a tandem, they\u00a0had mixed results, but were for the most part break even, posting a 52 percent raw corsi for, and a -0.8 percent relative corsi for.<\/p>\n

Orlov by the Numbers<\/h3>\n

Last season, Orlov\u00a0saw his best results paired alongside Schmidt. The two young defenders dominated the possession game, and Orlov earned 7 of his 29 points last season in 20 games with Schmidt\u00a0as his main partner.<\/p>\n

In 201 games for the club, Orlov has totaled 60 points and 63 penalty minutes. Not known to be a particularly tough opponent, the 6’0, 212-pound defencemen plays a steady, reliable, two-way game. Although Orlov has spent a majority of his time with the Capitals playing special teams, it is expected he will see a jump in his average time on ice as well as some time on the penalty-kill as he becomes a more important fixture for the team.<\/p>\n

As reported by GeneralFanager.com<\/a>, the Capitals are now left with\u00a0$884,874 in cap space and have filled 44 of their 50 contracts.<\/p>\n

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