Capitals sign centre Michael Sgarbossa to one-year, two-way deal

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Michael Sgarbossa (48) celebrates a goal as a member of the Florida Panthers in 2017. (Jason Franson/CP)

The Washington Capitals have signed centre Michael Sgarbossa to a one-year, two-way deal.

The contract carries an average annual value of $650,000 in the NHL and $315,000 in the AHL.

The 25-year-old has recorded 10 points in 48 career NHL games with the Anaheim Ducks, the Florida Panthers and the Colorado Avalanche.

Last season, the six-foot, 186-pound centre recorded 16 goals and 40 points with the AHL’s Manitoba Moose. In 312 AHL games between Manitoba, the Springfield Thunderbirds, the San Diego Gulls, the Norfolk Admirals and the Lake Erie Monsters, the Campbellville, Ont., native recorded 72 goals and 199 points.

July 2, 2018

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Michael Sgarbossa
SIGNED BY
Washington Capitals
LENGTH
1 yr
CONTRACT TYPE
Free Agency
SALARY CAP HIT
$650,000
TOTAL
$650,000

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