We have one last final last Tom Wilson article about the extension. It’s time to grade the Washington Capitals latest move to lock in the forward now and for the future.
Wilson was eligible to sign a contract extension on July 1 and they spent weeks negotiating before agreeing to a seven year deal worth $45.5 million. That keeps him in Washington through the 2030-31 season.
That’s also three years longer than anyone else that’s currently signed with the Caps.
Brian MacLellan told the media in a joint zoom conference:
“Tom creates a lot of attention and this past offseason, it was creating attention about future contracts or possibilities about being traded.