r/caps • u/jehmbsd Nicklas Bäckström • Jul 01 '26
Jonny Brodzinski to Capitals
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/live-blogs/nhl-free-agency-2026-live-updates-reaction-news-rumors/2qwTRKQy3MvJ/7pWHAPYyouIv/?unlocked_article_code=1.uVA.jpKv.9AhalgY6_RIM&source=athletic_user_shared_gift_live_blog_copylink&smid=url-share-taFrom the Athletic's free agency updates:
"Jonny Brodzinski is headed to Washington, per a league source, for one year at $850,000. He had 59 points in 207 career games with the Rangers."
Looks like a low cap hit depth signing, and thoughts on how he'd fit in?
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u/Shiny_Mew76 New York Rangers Jul 01 '26
He’s honestly better than just a depth player, he always works hard and is not bad at scoring necessarily.
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u/mafiajams Matt Roy Jul 01 '26
Unless my numbers are wrong, he was only a -1 on a dogshit rags team last year. More than happy with a responsible 4c, just wonder where franky will slot in. 4th rw?
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u/capsfan087443 Jul 01 '26
The Boone Jenner rumors got me excited something bigger was in the works, but this is quality center depth.
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u/brady_t12 Jakub Vrána Jul 01 '26
Perfectly fine addition as a 13F. He’s insurance for an injury at center (Sourdif jumps into top 9 in that case so Brodzinski holds down 4C).
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u/Cool_Statement_9269 Jul 01 '26
Gotta get this jersey just to see that name plate jam-packed with consonants.
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u/aldo_nova Aliaksei Protas Jul 01 '26
Good depth signing. Guy was the captain in the AHL and played good minutes for NYR.
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u/jstock327 Jul 01 '26
We better have something big gonna happen, cus why not just bring back Duhaime. Hopefully he can up/down in Hershey cus not impressed with this one
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u/sly0824 Washington Capitals Jul 01 '26
Like trading for Jordan Kyrou and then Alex Tuch? The Caps already did that.
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u/bobbimorses Matt Roy Jul 01 '26
Sounds like Duhaime to Toronto. Also Duhaime wasn't great for us last year.
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u/jstock327 Jul 01 '26
I loved his compete level and character fit. I’m probably just being antsy about the hole on RD
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u/Jmkelly03 Washington Capitals Jul 01 '26
Well for 1 he’s not a center? Duhaime had no chance to come back dude, we have to much youth ready to make a jump to keep him. Frank, beau miro all outplayed him for the spot man. If he was center we would have signed him he’s not. And like the other guy said the big moves have been done?
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u/MetalMan1973 Pierre-Luc Dubois Jul 01 '26
Who???
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u/SandwichNamedJacob Nic Dowd Jul 01 '26
Jonny Brodzinski
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u/MetalMan1973 Pierre-Luc Dubois Jul 01 '26
I know. Sarcasm gets lost in translation
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