Overview
- Leason signed for the remainder of 2025–26 on a two-way contract carrying a $775,000 NHL cap hit and a $250,000 AHL salary.
- Washington placed him on waivers with the stated intent to assign the 26-year-old forward to the AHL’s Hershey Bears.
- This marks Leason’s return to the organization after being drafted in 2019 and posting six points in 36 NHL games for the Capitals in 2021–22.
- He entered the season without a contract, attended the Minnesota Wild on a professional tryout, then practiced with the AHL Charlotte Checkers on a PTO without appearing in a game.
- Leason spent the last three seasons with the Anaheim Ducks, including a career-best 22 points in 68 games in 2023–24, before becoming a UFA when he was not qualified.