Welcome to the team. (Photo credit: Joel Auerbach)
TSN’s Darren Dreger reports that the Washington Capitals have signed former Florida Panthers defenseman Tyson Strachan to a one-year, two-way contract. The terms of the deal have not yet been disclosed. So far, this is the biggest signing the Caps have made since free agency opened Friday.
Strachan, who turned pro in 2006–07, has played 120 games in the NHL with both the Panthers and St. Louis Blues. Last season he played the entire year in Sunrise, tallying four points and racking up 40 penalty minutes. The right-handed shot ultimately gives the organization some more depth on the blueline after the recent departures of buy-out victim Jeff Schultz and Tom Poti. John Walton believes Strachan will start the season in Hershey.
My brother-from-another-mother, Peter Hassett, describes Tyson as a sheltered, unlucky, and unremarkable defenseman, which is a pretty nice way of saying he’s a cheap, replacement-level type player. The 28-year-old Canadian also has a bit of a mean streak, as evidenced by this dirty, blind-side hit he delivered to Jason Chimera last season.
And oh yeah, they fought too.
Well that’s going to be an awkward meeting during training camp.
According to hockeyfights.com, Strachan has dropped the mitts 12 times in his NHL career. He joins forwards Derek Whitmore, Jamie Johnson, and Matt Watkins; defenseman David Kolomatis; and goaltender David Leggio who all are expected to make big-time contributions with the Caps’ AHL affiliate this season.
Here’s Matt Hendricks also giving the business to Strachan. (Photo credit: Dilip Vishwanat)
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