The Washington Capitals have signed prospect forward Bogdan Trineyev to a three year entry level contract on Monday. The deal carries an average annual value (AAV) of $859,167. The six foot three, 198 pound forward split this season with MHK Dynamo Moscow of the Russia Junior Hockey League and the Dynamo Moscow of the KHL The Caps selected Trineyev in the fourth round at 117th overall in the 2020 NHL Draft.
The 20 year old recorded 18 points with three goals and 15 assists in 21 games with MHK Dynamo Moscow and played in 11 games with Dynamo Moscow (KHL). In the 2020-21 season, Trineyev recorded 30 points with 15 goals and 15 assists in 33 games and nine points with three goals and four assists in 14 playoff games with MHK Dynamo Moscow, winning the MHL Championship.
Internationally, Trineyev won a gold medal with Team Russia at the 2019 Hlinka Gretzky Cup, recording four points in four games with two goals and wo assists. The Voronezh, Russia, native was ranked seventh among European right wings and 19th overall among all forwards by NHL Central Scouting prior to the 2020 NHL Draft.
This was the second signing the Caps have had after signing Garin Bjorklund, a goaltender, on Friday.
The Capitals will take on the Florida Panthers tonight in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. The team will hold a morning skate at 11:30 a.m. with media availability to follow. After that they’ll drop the puck at 7:30 p.m.
The Caps are huge underdogs which may or may not work out to their favor. It’s normal to stock up on prospects at this time of the year to start thinking about the future but in the present the team is determined to take down the President’s Trophy winners on their path to a second Stanley Cup.
This probably won’t be the last time this month there will be a prospect signing.