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Washington Capitals: Breaking down their 2021 salary cap situation

Ted Leonsis, Dick Patrick, Brian MacLellan, Washington Capitals Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

Breaking down the Washington Capitals salary cap.

The Washington Capitals have always been known to spend to the cap and this offseason was no different. Now with Alex Ovechkin entering a contract year, there is an opportunity for the Caps to sign him to an extension.

The Caps don’t have any cap space after their offseason moves which we’ll go over in a minute. However, with the Henrik Lundqvist news where he is going to sit out the whole season, the Caps don’t have to worry about his deal affecting their cap.