Continuing to shore up pieces for the coming season, the Caps have re-signed bounceback Swede Marcus Johansson to a one-year, $1.1 million contract. Johansson returned to the Caps via trade at last year’s deadline and played 18 games, posting three goals and three assists.
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The Washington Capitals have re-signed forward Marcus Johansson to a one-year, $1.1 million contract, senior vice president and general manager Brian MacLellan announced today.
Johansson, 31, recorded 29 points (9g, 20a) in 69 games with Washington and the Seattle Kraken last season.
Johansson, who was drafted by the Capitals in the first round, 24th overall, in the 2009 NHL Draft, was re-acquired from Seattle for forward Daniel Sprong, a 2022 fourth-round pick and a 2023 sixth-round pick on March 21.