Forget Arbitration: Tomas Fleischmann Signs One-Year Deal With Washington

Tomas Fleischmann has taken a one-year contract with the Washington Capitals that will reportedly pay him $2.6 million. The Czech native registered a career-best 23 goals and 28 assists in 69 games last year and represented his country during the Winter Olympics.

Schedules for an arbitration hearing with the club, the 26-year-old has put many minds at ease with this solution. Fleischmann’s most intriguing statistic was his eight goals in the ten matches superstar Alexander Ovechkin missed during suspensions and injuries.

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