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The Washington Capitals shoring up one of their leading scorers for the next decade, made another move this week. A 10 year $67 million deal was signed to Nicklas Backstrom. Backstrom had his best season ever scoring 33 goals and 68 assists. To place him 4th in the league in scoring his 101 points in 2010 was good enough.

It is a smart move by the Capitals to spend this kind of money on one of the best centers in the league, who is only 22 years old. They are getting a very durable player at a reasonable price as Ovechkin is signed for 10 more years as well, with this they ensure that they will have two of the best players in the world on their roster for the next decade. Backstrom has yet to miss a game over three NHL seasons.

Considering their team was just upset in the first round of the NHL playoffs by 8 seed Montreal, many Capitals fans might be worried that the team is overspending and committing too much money to just two players in Backstrom and Ovechkin. I do not agree with it however, while I do not blame some fans for thinking this way. Whenever you get the chance to lock up two players who combined for 210 points, easily making the top scoring teammate duo in the league, you have to make sure you do so. It appears that Washington Capitals will be competitive for many years to come with the signing of Backstrom.