{"id":5796,"date":"2017-01-23T18:39:21","date_gmt":"2017-01-23T23:39:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/?p=5796"},"modified":"2017-01-23T18:39:21","modified_gmt":"2017-01-23T23:39:21","slug":"ottawa-senators-resign-zack-smith-contract-extension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2017\/01\/23\/ottawa-senators-resign-zack-smith-contract-extension\/","title":{"rendered":"Ottawa Senators Re-sign Zack Smith to Contract Extension"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Ottawa Senators have re-signed forward\u00a0<strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/smithza01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zack Smith<\/a><\/strong><\/strong> to a four-year contract extension, the club announced Monday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">News Release: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Sens?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Sens<\/a> sign Zack Smith to a four-year contract extension: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HuRZ90VHYH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/HuRZ90VHYH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ottawa Senators (@Senators) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Senators\/status\/823661118858084352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 23, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Ottawa Senators Re-sign <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/smithza01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zack Smith<\/a> to Contract Extension<\/h2>\n<p>Senators general manager\u00a0<strong>Pierre Dorion<\/strong> announced on Monday that the team had\u00a0officially re-signed the 28-year old forward. The contract has an annual average value (AAV) of $3.25 million, and will take Smith\u00a0through the 2020-21 NHL season.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We all feel that Zack is a core piece of our team,&#8221; Dorion told media members.<\/p>\n<p>Smith was selected 79th overall in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft by the Ottawa Senators.<\/p>\n<p>Smith currently has 11 goals and 11 assists for a total of 22 points in 43 games this season.\u00a0He is also averaging a career-high 16:13 time-on-ice per game.<\/p>\n<p>Smith saw a career-high in goals last season when he scored 25 goals and 11 assists in 81 games.\u00a0In 443 career games, all as a member of the Senators, Smith has recorded 75 goals and 61 assists for a total of 136 points.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m very happy to get this done and I&#8217;m looking forward to the future here in Ottawa,&#8221; Smith told media regarding his deal.\u00a0&#8220;The direction the team is going in was one of the biggest selling points.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sunday&#8217;s 7-6 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets saw Smith score two goals on the night.\u00a0The Senators currently hold a 25-15-5 record on the season and sit second in the Atlantic Division. The team will play the Washington Capitals On Tuesday night in Ottawa.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/639512446\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.666667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/639512446?et=Vl_SuMomRLBzJPQAxDAx2Q&amp;viewMoreLink=on&amp;sig=5S5Y-Cp4mjkG8j8wisbtxFRfZllQLcJ2hBWPIWf0Uqc=&amp;caption=true\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ottawa Senators have re-signed forward\u00a0Zack Smith to a four-year contract extension, the club announced Monday. 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