Ducks sign Simon Despres to 5-year extension reportedly worth $18.5M
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The Anaheim Ducks have signed defenseman Simon Despres to a five-year contract extension.
The deal will pay him $18.5 million in total, for an average annual value of $3.7 million, TVA's Renaud Lavoie reports.
Here's the full breakdown of the contract from ESPN's Pierre LeBrun:
Year | Cap Hit ($ Million) |
---|---|
2016-17 | 2.6 |
2017-18 | 3.1 |
2018-19 | 4.7 |
2019-20 | 4.7 |
2020-21 | 3.4 |
Despres notched 13 points in 32 games for the Ducks after arriving in a trade-deadline deal from the Pittsburgh Penguins.
The 24-year-old is now under contract through the 2020-21 season. He's in the final year of a contract that will pay him $900,000 in 2015-16.
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