Philp secured a one-year, two-way contract with Washington on Tuesday.
Philp spent the entirety of the 2023-24 campaign in the minors with AHL Rockford, registering two goals and four assists in just 15 regular-season contests. Given the injury issues last season, the 28-year-old center will likely have to show he's back to 100 percent before earning a potential call-up.