- Capitals sign Boone Jenner to a four-year, $23 million contract
- The 33-year-old center leaves Columbus as the franchise’s all-time games leader
- Read below for the full terms and what it means for the Blue Jackets
Boone Jenner spent 13 seasons in Columbus and captained the Blue Jackets for the last five. He is a Washington Capital now.
The Capitals signed the veteran center to a four-year, $23 million contract on the opening day of free agency, general manager Chris Patrick announced Wednesday. The deal carries a $5.75 million cap hit.
Washington made it official:
He walks away as the franchise’s all-time leader in games played, with 808, dating to the night the Blue Jackets drafted him 37th overall in 2011.
He is the second forward Columbus watched leave in a matter of hours. Mason Marchment signed a five-year deal with the Sharks earlier in the afternoon.
The league marked the move too:
Last season Jenner posted 38 points (13 goals, 25 assists) in 67 games, fifth on the team. He won 52.6 percent of his faceoffs, ranked second on the roster in hits, and led Blue Jackets forwards in blocked shots.
There is scoring in his history too. He rattled off three straight 20-goal seasons from 2021-22 through 2023-24 and made the All-Star Game in 2024.
Washington gets a physical two-way center who takes draws and blocks shots. Columbus gets to figure out who wears the “C” next.
