Confirmed with Link: Washington Capitals have acquired defenseman Jakob Chychrun from the Ottawa Senators in exchange for defenseman Nick Jensen and a 2026 third-round pic

[hockeykicker]

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[um]

Great value. Ottawa must have really wanted a potential top 4 dman back

 

[Hivemind]

Well, this is one way to get me onboard with trading Nick Jensen away.

 

[Langway]

Police. Apprehend that man.

 

[pman25]

Matt Roy incoming too. New top pairing just dropped

 

[RandyHolt]

I remember his dad Jeff getting beat up by Alan May if that helps at all.

 

[DJB]

Depressed Sens fan.

We would love a scouting report on Jensen and can he play in a teams top 4?

Thanks guys

 

[Silky mitts]

Depressed Sens fan.

We would love a scouting report on Jensen and can he play in a teams top 4?

Thanks guys

The first pass out of the defensive zone has always been his strength, solid passer, very good on the PK, he's a good skater but his acceleration took a big hit last year probably because he was banged up and it was an all hands on deck situation and he had to play a ton. Needs to play better than he did at the end of the year top play top 4 but possible.

 

[DJB]

The first pass out of the defensive zone has always been his strength, solid passer, very good on the PK, he's a good skater but his acceleration took a big hit last year probably because he was banged up and it was an all hands on deck situation and he had to play a ton. Needs to play better than he did at the end of the year top play top 4 but possible.

Fair enough I appreciate the response

 

[Hivemind]

Depressed Sens fan.

We would love a scouting report on Jensen and can he play in a teams top 4?

Thanks guys

Jensen is a mobile, defensive D-Man who is capable of moving the puck well. At his best, he's excellent at neutral zone play in both directions, both denying zone entries and gaining the zone in the other direction. Even at his worst, he's still good at getting the puck out of his own D Zone with control. Doesn't provide much offensively.

The difficulty comes with the most recent season, where his play took a nose dive. Previously he had handled shutdown and PK assignments very well, and tilted the ice away even despite playing against top lines. However, this past year, he struggled at stopping zone entries and his match-up play was pretty brutal as a result. He was hesitating too much, and appeared to be overthinking things, so there's reason to suspect that changes to the defensive system with a new Head Coach in Washington could have been a big contributing factor. So some patience may be warranted with him, and there could be a chance he rebounds as he becomes comfortable with a system. Prior to his disappointing 2023-24 season, he had definitely been a Top 4 D Man.

 

[Chokingdogs]

I remember his dad Jeff getting beat up by Alan May if that helps at all.

Are you referring to the Koharski Klipboard game?? Lmao.

That game got one of my college roommates into hockey. Sadly, since he was an obnoxious a hole, he hitched up to the penguin bandwagon that spring.

 

[SecretaryofDefense5]

They need to get on signing him to an extension. UFA next summer.

 

[twabby]

I'm lower on Chychrun than most but I certainly think he's a top 4 D and his acquisition cost was basically nothing.

I'd hold off on signing him to a contract extension though. Might even consider flipping him at the TDL if he's not a great fit.

 

[Langway]

The convenience of this swap blows my f***ing mind. Probably will all summer.

 

[Bananas]

Why is no one commenting on this move?

 

[Silky mitts]

Why is no one commenting on this move?

Don’t want to rub it in senators fans faces

 

[Kalopsia]

Why is no one commenting on this move?

All the discussion was in the Free Agent Frenzy thread. Starts here if you wanna go back and read the immediate reaction.

 

[Hivemind]

Why is no one commenting on this move?

It was discussed more in the Free Agency Frenzy GDT

e; Kalopsia stealing my thunder, as per usual

 

[trick9]

A+ work.

Not going to bash Jensen here since he was great for us for years but obviously on the decline now. Chychrun has his flaws too but the sky-high potential is there and they basically signed a (on paper) perfect D pair for him for 6 years too in Roy.

 

[NobodyBeatsTheWiz]

All the discussion was in the Free Agent Frenzy thread. Starts here if you wanna go back and read the immediate reaction.

Also, forum outages.

 

[Ridley Simon]

It’s a helluva trade. Really impressive.

 

[marcel snapshot]

Why are the Sens doing this? Chychrun was a prized acquisition for the Sens, and he ends up playing only 1 full season with them before being unceremoniously dumped for a decaying Jensen and a 3rd rounder 2 years from now. It’s sorta like PLD - after welcoming him with great fanfare, they couldn’t get rid of him fast enough

 

[trick9]

Why are the Sens doing this? Chychrun was a prized acquisition for the Sens, and he ends up playing only 1 full season with them before being unceremoniously dumped for a decaying Jensen and a 3rd rounder 2 years from now. It’s sorta like PLD - after welcoming him with great fanfare, they couldn’t get rid of him fast enough

They interviewed some Sens -journalist and he basically said that they tried to sign free agent RD's and none of them were willing to come there so they had to target RD's via trade that didn't have any trade protection. Slim pickings.

Overall, they really needed RD, perhaps a bit defensive one, rather than LD. So they really put a lot of value on Jensen in here.

 

[hb13xchamps]

Sens fans really coping by shitting all over the player, when they should be mad their GM paid premium prices to acquire him and have no extension in place

 

[StrikingDistance]

Was on a plane for 10hrs and missed all the fun.

A+ acquisition and nice work by GMBM.