Washington Capitals 20 Worst Contracts in the Salary Cap Era
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The Washington Capitals ranked among the league’s best teams for a considerable proportion of the salary cap era, peaking with their Stanley Cup season in 2018. None of the pacts on their worst contracts list overlapped with that victory, hence why former #1 Brooks Orpik is absent. It might have become a buyout, but it also bought a championship (in a manner of speaking). This list gets thin by the end and was difficult to build back in 2020, but they have provided more fodder trying to squeeze whatever juice they can out of Ovie, who is chasing an iconic record but isn’t the same player. Once that window is shut, a period of darkness is likely to follow as fans should try to enjoy what little time they have left together.
Washington Capitals 20 Worst Contracts in the Salary Cap Era
Washington Capitals 20 Worst Contracts in the…
Washington Capitals 20 Worst Contracts in the Salary Cap Era
The Washington Capitals ranked among the league’s best teams for a considerable proportion of the salary cap era, peaking with their Stanley Cup season in 2018. None of the pacts on their worst contracts list overlapped with that victory, hence why former #1 Brooks Orpik is absent. It might have become a buyout, but it also bought a championship (in a manner of speaking). This list gets thin by the end and was difficult to build back in 2020, but they have provided more fodder trying to squeeze whatever juice they can out of Ovie, who is chasing an iconic record but isn’t the same player. Once that window is shut, a period of darkness is likely to follow as fans should try to enjoy what little time they have left together.