{"id":89725,"date":"2020-10-21T22:29:41","date_gmt":"2020-10-22T02:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=89725"},"modified":"2020-10-21T22:29:41","modified_gmt":"2020-10-22T02:29:41","slug":"washington-capitals-re-sign-jonas-siegenthaler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2020\/10\/21\/washington-capitals-re-sign-jonas-siegenthaler\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington Capitals Re-Sign Jonas Siegenthaler"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/capitals\/\" target=\"_self\">Washington Capitals<\/a> have re-signed restricted free agent defenceman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/siegejo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jonas Siegenthaler<\/a> to a one-year contract worth $800,000 that will carry him through the 2020-21 season.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">SIEGS!<\/p>\n<p>The Washington Capitals have re-signed defenseman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/siegejo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jonas Siegenthaler<\/a> to a one-year, $800,000 contract<\/p>\n<p>Full Details: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5ccUhmXMy8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/5ccUhmXMy8<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ALLCAPS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#ALLCAPS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FUSJjPx88a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/FUSJjPx88a<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Washington Capitals (@Capitals) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Capitals\/status\/1319069586898276352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 22, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jonas Siegenthaler Re-Signs with the Washington Capitals<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Siegenthaler has played for the Capitals over his two-year NHL career and has put up two goals and 11 assists for 13 points in 90 career games. The 23-year-old was drafted in the second round, 57th overall of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft by the Washington Capitals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The defenceman made his NHL debut on November 9, 2018, in a match against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/bluejackets\/\" target=\"_self\">Columbus Blue Jackets<\/a>. He played 26 games in a Capitals jersey during the 2018-19 seasons, registering four points, all assists, and 10 penalty minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Siegenthaler recorded nine points, two goals, and seven assists, in 63 games last season and added 43 penalty minutes. The 63 games would be a new career-high for the young defender. Siegenthaler scored his first career NHL goal during the past season, on November 9, 2019, against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/vegas-golden-knights\/\" target=\"_self\">Vegas Golden Knights<\/a>. The 23-year-old defenceman was tied for 11th in the NHL and led the Capitals in penalty kill minutes per game, with an average of 3:11 per game. He was also second on the team in blocked shots, 105.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What This Means for the Future<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Siegenthaler was very impressive in his first full season in the NHL. The 23-year-old Swiss is a great candidate for a future top-four blueliner. Many have argued that the young player\u2019s new AAV could have been higher. However, with the team in a very delicate situation with its salary cap, it was a good deal to keep him for another year and see what else he can do.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even though Washington already has <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2020\/10\/09\/justin-schultz-signs\/\" target=\"_self\">already brought in<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/schulju01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Justin Schultz<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/v\/vanritr01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Trevor van Riemsdyk<\/a> this offseason, having some more depth is never a bad thing. Not to mention a player that they have groomed themselves. Siegenthaler was a major part of the Capitals\u2019 penalty kill this season. He\u2019s a young, fearless player who is up to the task no matter what situation he is playing in.\u00a0 Signing the one-year deal allows Siegenthaler to bet on himself with the hopes to earn a larger contract next offseason.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"KNzd6YZ3RVdDLN2_WAZrNg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.ca\/detail\/1203253645\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'KNzd6YZ3RVdDLN2_WAZrNg',sig:'ubdVEOJ1qPaB3iSaqMkezRkwGmol-1pcsVAS-KUn0DI=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1203253645',caption: true ,tld:'ca',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Washington Capitals have re-signed restricted free agent defenceman Jonas Siegenthaler to a one-year contract worth $800,000 that will carry him through the 2020-21 season. SIEGS! 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