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Capitals sign Nicklas Backstrom to $46M, 5-year extension

by AP Hockey Writer
| January 14, 2020 10:35 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nicklas Backstrom isn't leaving the team he lifted the Stanley Cup with and is getting paid handsomely to stick around for the long haul.

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