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 | | Bondra, who turned 36 earlier this month, leaves the Capitals as the franchise's all-time leader in several categories, including points (825), goals (472), power-play goals (137), game-winning goals (73), shorthanded goals (32) and hat tricks (19). |
 | | "Peter Bondra deserves a chance to compete for a Stanley Cup, and I regret that we couldn't give him that opportunity in D.C. this year," Capitals majority owner Ted Leonsis said. |
 | | Playing in his 14th season in the NHL since being drafted by Washington in the eighth round, 156th overall, in the 1990 Entry Draft, Bondra had played 961 games to rank second all-time in Capitals history, behind only Calle Johansson's 983 games. |
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