Capitals sign Panik to 4-year deal
The Washington Capitals have signed right winger Richard Panik to a four-year, $11 million contract.
Panik was orginially drafted by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the second round of the 2009 Draft. Panik has since played for four different NHL teams.
Panini scored 14 goals and had 19 assists for the Arizona Coyotes last season. Panik is a good defensive forward, who will likely get a lot of penalty kill time.
Here is the Caps’ press release:
Capitals have signed right wing Richard Panik to a four-year, $11 million contract
by Washington Capitals @Capitals / WashingtonCaps.com 12:55 PM
The Washington Capitals have signed right wing Richard Panik to a four-year, $11 million contract, senior vice president and general manager Brian MacLellan announced today. Panik’s contract will carry an average annual value of $2.75 million.
Panik, 28, recorded 33 points (14g, 19a) in 75 games with the Arizona Coyotes last season, ranking sixth on the team in points. The 6’1″, 208-pound forward ranked first on Arizona in shot attempt percentage (50.96 percent), on-ice shot attempts per 60 minutes played (60.84), on-ice goals for (44) and goals for per 60 minutes of play (2.71) at five-on-five among players with at least 50 games played. Additionally, the Martin, Slovakia, native ranked first in goals percentage relative to his teammates (0.99 percent) and second in shot attempt percentage relative to his teammates (2.80 percent).
In 410 career games between the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Chicago Blackhawks and Arizona, Panik has recorded 159 points (75g, 84a).
Panik has recorded at least 33 points in each of the last three seasons, setting a career high with 44 points (22g, 22a) during the 2016-17 season with Chicago.
Panik represented Slovakia at the 2019 IIHF World Championships, recording seven points (1g, 6a) in seven games. Panik has represented Slovakia at the World Championships four times (2010, 2014, 2015, 2019) and at the 2014 Olympic Games, recording 11 points (1g, 10a) in 31 games.
Panik was selected by Tampa Bay in the second round, 52nd overall, in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft
