# @playerstribune on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DIzhu7USf1K
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- **Posted:** 2025-04-23T22:01:53.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Players' Tribune (@PlayersTribune) — https://gondola.cc/PlayersTribune

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Dylan Strome reflects on the day he signed to play for the @capitals: “In the summer of 2022 when the Hawks didn’t qualify me, and I was headed for free agency, I was surprised, for sure. But I was ready. I knew who I was as a player, as a person. I wanted to go somewhere I could show that, and to a city that loved the game like I did. The first day of free agency was tense. My agent and I were waiting for some dominoes to fall. There were a few centers like Ryan and Nazem Kadri who teams were looking at. They had a bit more experience than me, so quite a few clubs were thinking about them.⁠
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I needed a break from all of it on the second day so I went to play golf, and I was on the first fairway when my agent called.⁠
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‘Washington’s offering one year.’⁠
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‘One year….’⁠
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‘Why don’t you call your family and see what they think?’⁠
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So I’m riding in the cart, calling my parents. My dad answered.⁠
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‘So Washington called and .....’⁠
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‘That seems like a good fit for you. Great team. Great city. No brainer.’⁠
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I make a few more quick calls. My brother is a few groups ahead of me on the course. I call him.⁠
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‘Washington. Man, I love that for you. You gotta do it.’⁠
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I called my agent back.⁠
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‘Let’s go to Washington.’⁠
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I finished the front nine, signed the deal. Finished the back nine. And I was a Capital.⁠
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It just felt good to me. My dad was right, it’s a great city, a great organization with some incredible players. And I just wanted to be a part of something special. To play in the big games in front of a packed building. I knew that was possible in Washington.⁠
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Almost right away I knew I made the right decision.” (Link in bio)

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| The Players' Tribune | @PlayersTribune | https://gondola.cc/PlayersTribune | Media Company |
| Lydia Victor | @lydiahopevictor | https://gondola.cc/lydiahopevictor | Designer |

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