Panthers Sign Nick Bjugstad To Six-Year Deal
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SUNRISE (CBSMiami) – The Florida Panthers have rewarded one of their best young stars with a lucrative contract extension.
The Panthers have signed 22-year-old center Nick Bjugstad to a six-year contract with $4.1 million per season.
"We are very pleased to have agreed to a long-term contract with Nick," said Panthers General Manager Dale Tallon. "He is a big, strong and skilled forward who will play an important role on our club for the next several seasons. Nick, along with Aleksander Barkov, Aaron Ekblad, Erik Gudbranson and Johnathan Huberdeau are all part of our club's growing nucleus of young and talented players that will lead our team to future success."
Bjugstad leads the Panthers in goals (13) and points (21) through 34 games this season. He led Florida in both categories a season ago, finishing with 16 goals and 38 points in 76 games.
The 6-foot-6, 220-pound Bjugstad has played in 121 games with Florida between 2012 and 2014, compiling 30 goals and 30 assists.
A former first-round pick in 2010, Bjugstad is in the final year of his three-year entry-level contract that paid him an average annual salary of $1.1 million. He would've been a restricted free agent following this season.
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