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Report: Johansson requests $5.25 million prior to hearing, Caps counter with $3.85M

Washington Capitals v Boston Bruins

BOSTON, MA - JANUARY 05: Marcus Johansson #90 of the Washington Capitals looks on during the second period against the Boston Bruins at TD Garden on January 5, 2016 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

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Washington and Marcus Johansson are set to go to arbitration for the second year in a row and, on Monday, Sportsnet reported the price points for both player and club.

Johansson is asking for $5.25 million, per Elliotte Friedman, while the Caps have countered at $3.85M. This comes after last summer’s negotiation, in which the Swedish forward sought $4.75 million in arbitration while the Caps filed for $3M -- and, eventually, Johansson was awarded $3.75M.

The 25-year-old’s hearing is scheduled for July 20.

The situation at hand is tricky. Johansson has put together three very consistent scoring seasons, having notched 44, 47 and 46 points, and was a pretty decent producer in last year’s playoffs, racking up seven points in 12 games.

Washington, of course, is in a bit of a financial bind.

The club has roughly $8 million in cap space remaining, and needs to sign both Johansson and Russian blueliner Dmitry Orlov, who appears to be in line for a fairly healthy raise.