Overview
- The Washington Capitals announced Wednesday that they signed Timothy Liljegren to a two-year, $6.5 million extension that carries a $3.25 million annual cap hit.
- The contract formalizes a move that began when Washington acquired Liljegren from the San Jose Sharks at the March trade deadline for a 2026 fourth-round pick.
- Liljegren played four late-season games for the Capitals after the trade and finished the year with 11 points in 47 games between San Jose and Washington.
- The signing gives Washington three right-shot defensemen under contract from last season—Liljegren, Matt Roy and Dylan McIlrath—and is meant to cover for Rasmus Sandin’s projected six-to-nine-month recovery from ACL surgery.
- PuckPedia’s calculations show the $3.25 million cap hit reduces the team’s available offseason cap space from about $36.5 million to roughly $33.35 million which will affect how the Capitals approach further moves this summer.