According to MatchTV,Washington Capitals ” suggested Dmitry Orlov a new three-year contract, and the Russian defender wanted a six-year contract.
On June 30, 2017, Dmitry Orlov signed a six-year contract with Washington, which received $30.6 million (an average of $5.1 million per year). After this season, this contract ended. The player and the club were negotiating a contract extension. But they did not reach an agreement.
“Washington offered a new contract for three years, the part of the player (agent Mark Gandler) wanted a contract for six years”, specifies our source close to the file. – By all pundits’ estimates, the Capitals will face a drastic roster restructuring in the next two to three years. Dmitry Orlov at 34, perhaps, would not have received a new offer. At that time, the club would not need a veteran with a big salary, but youth and the renewal of draft picks.
In this case, it was not the financial issue that was critical between Washington and the player. They would agree on the money. But they could not agree on the length of the contract, so in the end, before the deadline, an option appeared with a trade to Boston. Now the Capitals have made draft picks. The team is preparing for a restructuring that will begin in two years.
Dmitry Orlov was selected by Washington in the 2009 rookie draft at number 55. In that time, the 31-year-old guard played 686 games for the Capitals, scored 256 (60+196) points with utility of “+104” . On Thursday, the Russian defender was traded to Boston in a three-way deal.
The Bruins acquired Orlov and forward Garnet Hathaway, the Washingtons acquired forward Craig Smith, along with three picks: first round in 2023, second round in 2025 and third round in 2024. In addition, the Capitals received Minnesota the rights to CSKA’s Russian forward Andrey Svetlakov, and those rights were later transferred to Boston.
Minnesota itself received a fifth-round pick in 2023 for keeping 25% of Orlov’s salary, who receives $5.1 million, or $1.275 million. Boston will pay the same amount and Washington retains payment of 50% of Orlov’s salary.
Source : MatchTV
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