Senators sign Zack Smith to 4-year, $13 million extension
Posted January 23, 2017 6:00 am
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) - The Ottawa Senators have signed forward Zack Smith to a four-year contract extension worth $13 million.
The Senators said that the extension goes through the 2020-21 season and carries an annual average value of $3.25 million.
Smith, 28, has 11 goals and 11 assists in 43 games this season and is averaging a career-high 16 minutes, 13 seconds per game.
He set career highs with 25 goals and 36 points in 2015-16. He has 75 goals and 61 assists in 443 games, all with the Senators.
Smith was Ottawa's third-round pick (79th overall) in the 2008 draft.
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