Oilers swipe Capitals' star with $7.2 million contract in free agency

The Edmonton Oilers are buying stock a bit low.

It wasn’t the best 2024-25 season for Andrew Mangiapane with the Washington Capitals. But now he gets a fresh start in Edmonton.

The Athletic’s Chris Johnston reports that it’ll be two years at $3.6 million per year for Mangiapane ($7.2 million total).

Mangiapane put up a career-worst 28 points this past season for Washington.

It was a far cry from his 35-goal season in 2021-22.

But despite that, the 29-year old winger got a decent payday after 14 goals and 14 assists.

The 5-foot-10 lefty from Toronto is an unquestioned NHL success story. The Flames took him in the sixth round in 2015.

He played in parts of seven NHL seasons for Calgary. He had 109 goals and 106 assists in 417 games.

Last winter was his first season away from the Flames, and it wasn’t always smooth sailing in the nation’s capital for Mangiapane.

He opted not to return to D.C. and instead to head north and west.

And it’ll be the Oilers who try to unlock Mangiapane back up. He deserves a chance to shine, in life and the NHL.

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Oilers swipe Capitals’ star with $7.2 million contract in free agency