“A special player” – Forward Patrik Laine signs a four-year $34.8 million contract extension with Blue Jackets
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Patrik Laine has re-signed a 4-year $34.8 million contract extension with the Columbus Blue Jackets, with an annual average value of $8.7 million on Friday. Last season he scored 56 points with 26 goals and 30 assists in 56 games for the Blue Jackets.
He was selected by the Winnipeg Jets during the 2015 NHL Draft as the 2nd overall pick. With both the Jets and the Blue Jackets combined, he has a total score of 327 points with 176 goals, 151 assists in 407 regular-season games, and 25 goals in 5 of his 6 NHL seasons.
Patrik Laine re-signed with Columbus Blue Jackets
As per nhl.com, Columbus Blue Jackets general manager Jarmo Kekalainen said, “One of our priorities this summer was signing Patrik Laine to a contract extension”. “He is a special player, one of the truly elite goal scorers in the National Hockey League, and he has fit in extremely well with our group since his arrival. He is an integral part of the team we are building in Columbus, and we couldn’t be happier that he will continue to be a Blue Jacket for the foreseeable future.”
Laine has recorded 16 points with 8 goals and 8 assists in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Other than him, the team also signed up Johnny Gaudreau to a 7-year $68.25 million contract on July 13. These two are the biggest contract handed by the Blue Jackets this offseason. GM Jarmo further stated that he wanted to sign up both players regardless, “It changes nothing”. “We want to keep them both, and we want to keep them both for the long term.”
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