After playing more than ten years in Washington and Hershey, Caps center and constant unsung hero Jay Beagle has moved on to Vancouver for the next four years at $3 million a year.
As much as we wanted him to continue being the perfect fourth line center for Washington – the guy who kills the hell out of penalties, wins the hell out of faceoffs, is widely loved by everyone, and makes peanuts compared to the stars – Beagle deserves a payday that the Caps weren’t willing to give him. According to spotrac.com, Beagle has earned $9,676,829 in his hockey career, which is at the very low end for players who are in the league for as long as he’s been.