Wednesday afternoon the Pittsburgh Penguins announced the re-signing of their starting goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury to a four-year contract extension. Here’s the release, via the Penguins official twitter account:
#Pens re-sign Marc-Andre Fleury to a four-year, $23 million contract extension. Full release: http://t.co/aiM8wFFl9L pic.twitter.com/ailTi4oq4b
— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) November 5, 2014
The deal, which kicks in next season, will provide Fleury with a modest $750,00o raise over the $5 million AAV of his last contract. While some might complain about the cap hit, $5.75 million ranks Fleury 13th in salary among NHL goaltenders in 2015-16. The new contract includes a no-move clause, and a limited no-trade clause.
The 29-year-old Fleury, who helped Pittsburgh to a Stanley Cup in 2009 but hasn’t seen much personal or team success since, is off to a fantastic start this year. Through nine games he has a record of 7-2-0, a 1.89 goals against average and a .931 save percentage to go along with three shutouts.
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