The Washington Capitals have re-signed winger Andre Burakovsky to a two-year, $6 million contract.
It’s a bridge deal for the 22-year-old. He’ll still be a restricted free agent when it expires.
Burakovsky had 12 goals and 23 assists in 64 games last season, the final year of his entry-level contract. He then added three goals and three assists in 13 playoff games.
The Burakovsky deal comes on the heels of a massive contract extension for Evgeny Kuznetsov. Two years ago, it was Kuznetsov that signed a bridge deal. Burakovsky’s payment breaks down as such:
Details on Burakovsky deal: gets $500,000 signing bonus July 15, 2017. Salary for '17-18 is $2.25 mil. Will be paid $3.25 for ’18-19.
— Mike Vogel (@VogsCaps) July 4, 2017
The Caps still have one restricted free agent in goalie Philipp Grubauer.