According to PuckPedia, the Washington Capitals will officially sign Ethan Bear to a two-year contract worth $2.0625 million AAV in the next day or two after the roster freeze ends, which will happen at 12:01 a.m. ET on December 28th.
The 26-year-old appeared in 61 games with the Canucks during the 2023-24 season where he had 16 points (three goals, 13 assists), 25 penalty minutes and was a plus-six.
Bear was linked with a return to Vancouver nearly all summer and through the first month of the season, but once Patrik Allvin went out and added Nikita Zadorov, there wasn't any room left cap-wise or a spot for him on the blue line.
