Washington Capitals Acquire Defensemen Brenden Dillon From The San Jose Sharks
Time To Get Excited Ladies and Gentlemen. Defensemen, Brenden Dillon, is on his way to Washington to help us win another Stanley Cup.
As stated in my previous article, Washington Capitals General Manger, Brian MacLellan, always has something up his sleeves. Well, he’s back at it again.
The Capitals have acquired Defensemen, Brenden Dillon, from the San Jose Sharks Tuesday afternoon, strengthening a blue line that has been struggling for weeks, prior to Februarys trade deadline. San Jose will receive Washington’s 2020 second-round draft pick.
Brenden Dillon, 29, has been on of San Jose’s best defensemen this season. Dillon could pair with Carlson on the first-line or even pair with Orlov on the second blue-line.
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Either way, he strengthens the team in ways most fans have wanted for weeks now. At 6-foot-4, 225 pounds, he’s a strong body, plays fearless and lays big hits legally.
During his stint with the Sharks, he has tallied 22 goals, 92 assists and 114 points with a plus/minus of 15.
Dillon signed a 5-year, $16.35 million contract with the San Jose Sharks and of that $16.35 million, all was guaranteed. His contract carried an annual average salary of $3.27 million. In 2019-20, Dillon would have earned a base salary of $3.9 million, while carrying a cap hit of $3.27 million. After acquiring Dillon, the Capitals took on the remaining $1.63 million of his contract.
This is one of many moves I expect MacLellan to make in the coming week, as the Capitals try to regain one of their strengths and make a strong push for the playoffs as the Penguins and Islanders chase them for the division title.
The only problem plaguing the Capitals is their remaining cap space. Currently with the addition of Dillon, they only have $917,000 dollars to spend unless they move a player like Nick Jensen which carry’s a cap hit of $2.5 million, but only has a remaining daily cap hit of $632,000, which equals $13.4K on a daily basis for the remainder of the season.
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If there’s a man with a magic Juan, and no I’m not talking baseball or Juan Soto, it’s Brian MacLellan. He reminds me to much of the Washington Nationals General Manager, Mike Rizzo. They both have a knack for acquiring players that cost little and placing them in a position to succeed.