Shortly after his Taylor Lewan Jersey team's season ended last month in a Game 7 lo s to the Rangers, Capitals general manager Brian MacLellan said adding a veteran leader with experience in closing out opponents was among his priorities.Late Wednesday, he said he got his man when the Caps cut a two-year, $6.25 million deal with unrestricted free agent winger Justin Williams, 33, according to multiple media reports. sign Justin Williams: Game 7 victories Justin Williams: 7 Capitals franchise history: 4 Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) Justin is a proven winner and we feel he will be a great addition to our club, MacLellan said in a news release, confirming the deal. We felt it was important for Aaron Brewer Jersey our team to add someone of his caliber, as a hockey player and as a veteran leader., the Capitals desire to bring in a top-six forward this Anthony Firkser Jersey summer led them to spend much of the past several weeks exploring potential trades to fill the need. Instead, only hours after the division rival Penguins and Blue Jackets added showpieces on their lines in and , respectively, MacLellan worked late on free agency's first day to land Williams.Williams brings with him from the Kings a resum that includes not only eight 40-point seasons and one mi sed game the past four seasons, but also the nickname "Mr. Game Marcus Johnson Jersey 7." In seven career Game 7s, all victories with the Kings, Williams 14 points is an NHL record. He won the Conn Smythe Trophy in leading L.A. to the 2014 Stanley Cup.According to the Post, Williams will be penciled in as either the first-line right winger with Nicklas Backstrom and Alex Ovechkin or a second-line winger beside young center Evgeny Kuznetsov.The signing increases the likelihood that unrestricted free agent forward Joel Ward, who was seeking a four-year contract from the Caps, won't be back, the Post reported. The team has three unsigned restricted free agents Kuznetsov, goalie Braden Holtby and forward Marcus Ryan Tannehill Jersey Johan son and $14.4 million remaining under the salary cap.
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