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The opening day of free agency has seen a number of teams bidding farewell to key contributors, role players, and everything in between. Among them was veteran forward Conor Sheary, who signed a three-year deal with the Tampa Bay Lightning.
The deal will pay Sheary, 31, an average of $2 million across the three seasons.
We have signed two-time Stanley Cup Champion forward Conor Sheary to a three-year contract worth an AAV of $2 million.
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— Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) July 1, 2023
Sheary played a total of three seasons with the Capitals, emerging as a “swiss army knife” type of player, serving in a number of roles up and down the lineup. In a season in which Washington missed the postseason for the first time in nine seasons, Sheary finished fourth on the club in Goals (15) and fifth in Points (37).
Sheary, who spent three seasons as a Capital, finished his time in the District with 48 Goals, 64 Assists, and 102 Points in 206 Games Played.
Conor Sheary on the choice to come to Tampa: “I think a lot of guys in the league have Tampa circled … their sustained success has been something I wanted to be a part of. The feeling that they wanted you as much as I wanted them really made the decision easy.”#GoBolts
— Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) July 1, 2023
By Michael Fleetwood
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