"Jason Chimera grew up in Edmonton, watching Oilers teams that stayed together and were a consistent presence in the Stanley Cup playoffs. The veteran winger believes he has found a similar situation in Washington, so when the team approached him about a contract extension Chimera didn't think twice.

"It's nice. Anytime you've got a place where you win hockey games – I'm not a dummy knowing how good this team is, and you want to be here a long time," Chimera said. "For me it was a no-brainer. It was nice that they showed some confidence in me to come to me and ask me if I wanted something.""