Fantasy Hockey Feature: Will Jakob Chychrun move the needle in Washington?

This offseason, the Ottawa Senators sent defenceman Jakob Chychrun to the Washington Capitals in exchange for Nick Jensen and a draft pick. Chychrun finished the 2023-24 season tying a career-high with 41 points. He also crested 200 shots for the first time, while also blocking 154 shots thanks to playing 82 games for the first time in his career. It is worth looking at his recent history, what he can bring to the Capitals, his roster fit, and what all this means in fantasy.  

The first thing that must be mentioned is despite Chychrun’s reputation as an offensive defenceman, he’s not a great playmaker. We will get to other puck-moving skills later, but over his last three seasons, he sits in the 75th percentile of blueliners by total assists per 60 minutes at 5-on-5. His assist rate is abou