The Washington Capitals have signed defenseman Zdeno Chara to a one-year $795,000 contract. THN’s Ken Campbell was first to report the news:
The official announcement from the Caps came 27 minutes later:
Here is Washington’s full statement on the signing:
The Capitals now have nine defensemen on one-way contracts for this season: John Carlson, Dmitry Orlov, Justin Schultz, Brenden Dillon, Nick Jensen, Trevor van Riemsdyk, Jonas Siegenthaler, Paul LaDue, and now Zdeno Chara.
Chara confirmed he was leaving Boston in a goodbye post on Instagram:
And on a fun note from the Post’s Samantha Pell:
Welcome to Washington, Big Z!
This story will continue to be updated as more information becomes available.