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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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