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Team re-signs center to five-year, $20 million contract
The team signed the player to a five-year deal worth $20 million on Sunday. The contract prevents the center from entering free agency on July 1 and carries a $4 million annual cap hit through the 2030-31 season.
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The team re-signed the defensive-minded center to a five-year contract worth $20 million on Sunday. The deal keeps the player off the unrestricted free-agent market ahead of the July 1 deadline, three days before his 31st birthday. The center will count $4 million against the salary cap each season through 2030-31.
He joined the team in early March and averaged about 15 minutes of ice time per game during the regular season and 12 minutes in the playoffs, serving as one of the more frequent penalty killers. Re-signing the center is one item on the general manager's offseason checklist.
The team is also expected to address coaching, a potential trade involving a longtime defenseman, and the goaltending position.
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