Washington Capitals add Justin Schultz to their defense

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The Washington Capitals have signed defenseman Justin Schultz.

With Michal Kempny on injured reserve for a long time and Brenden Dillon re-signed, the Washington Capitals had to add another defenseman. They solved this problem by signing a former Pittsburgh Penguin in Justin Schultz. We don’t always have pictures of Sidney Crosby on this site but soon we’ll one day have a picture of Schultz next to Alex Ovechkin.

The Capitals signed Schultz to a two year, $8 million contract that will carry an average annual value (AAV) and cap hit of $4 million. Schultz is a 30 year old defenseman that recorded 12 points in…