The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed centreman Mikhail Grabovski to a five-year, $27.5 million contract extension.
Chris Johnston of the Canadian Press tweeted the following about the new contract:
Mikhail Grabovski's deal with #leafs includes a modified no-trade clause. He can choose 10 teams each year.
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) March 6, 2012
A week ago at the trade deadline, the Leafs could have traded Grabovski for a first-round draft pick, but elected to keep him instead.
The 28-year-old has been loyal to the organization and has been one of its best players over the past two seasons.
In 2010-11, Grabovski posted 29 goals and 29 assists for a career-high 58 points in 81 games played.
This season, he has 20 goals and 25 assists for 45 points in 59 games.
His cap hit starting next season will be $5.5 million, which is identical to John Tavares' cap hit and a shade higher than those of Marian Hossa ($5,275,000) and Jeff Carter ($5,272,727).
The skilled Belarusian is easily the organization's best centreman and is often one of its bes ...
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Toronto Maple Leafs: Mikhail Grabovski Re-Signed to Pricey, Long-Term Deal
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