When the Capitals lost Andre Burakovsky and Brett Connolly last off-season the Washington Capitals had to go find some depth players who could score some goals and put up some points. Signing guys like Garnet Hathaway and Brendan Leipsic didn’t feel like potential replacements. Richard Panik on the other hand did.
Washington signed the 28-year-old hoping to replace some of the offense the team lost in the summer. The team did lose nearly fifty goals and no other signee seemed like they would be able to fill the void that was left behind.