The Washington Capitals have announced they have signed left wing Tomas Fleischmann to a two-year extension. Terms were not disclosed. Per the press release:
Fleischmann, 23, has appeared in 53 games for the Capitals this season, recording 21 points (six goals, 15 assists) in his first full year with the team. He ranks tied for sixth on the team in assists, seventh in points and eighth in goals. He has eight points in his last 13 games.
A 6′1″, 192-pound native of Koprivnice, Czech Republic, Fleischmann was Detroit’s second-round choice, 63rd overall, in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. He was acquired by Washington in a trade that also brought draft picks to the Capitals that were used to select Mike Green and Oskar Osala, on Feb. 24, 2004. Fleischman was the leading scorer for the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL) in the 2006 AHL playoffs which culminated in a Calder Cup championship and again last season when Hershey reached the Calder Cup finals.
[Update 12:10pm]  TSN is reporting that Fleischmann will make $725,000 in each of the next two years.  He is currently making $495,000.
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center?
And I find this interesting.
Didn’t Flash take a few face-offs the other night when Laich kept getting kicked out of the dot? Does a few face-offs qualify one as a center?
Wasn’t paying attention, fixed it.
thanks maruk
If he ever shows more than, er, flashes of brilliance, then this will be a great bargain at 725K.
But will he?
Even if he doesn’t, it’s not a big loss for the Capitals given that it’s only 2 years and $1.5 million. I think the investment is great given the potential return.
If it works out, great. If not, there’s still Fehr, Bourque, Clark, and Bouchard.
…and Perreault
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