"MONTREAL -- The Montreal Canadiens are confident Max Pacioretty is on the mend. The club re-signed the left-winger to a two-year contract extension worth $3.25 million on Monday, just over three months after he suffered a serious concussion and a fractured vertebra on a hit from Boston's Zdeno Chara. Pacioretty, 22, was taken from the ice on a stretcher March 8 after the Bruins defenceman hit him into a glass stanchion between the benches at the Bell Centre in Montreal. He missed the rest of the regular season and the playoffs. "A power forward with skills, Max showed that he can help our team and make a name for himself in the NHL," Canadiens general manager Pierre Gauthier said in a release. "We are confident that he will have recovered fully from the injury."Pacioretty had 14 goals and 10 assists in 37 games with Montreal last season before the injury. He also recorded 32 points (17-15) in 27 games with Hamilton of the American Hockey League. Pacioretty was the 22nd overall pick in the 2007 entry draft."PattyB Thoughts:
Broken first by Max Pacioretty himself, he has re-signed with the Canadiens. The twenty-two year old, American born, winger had a very impressive season up until he suffered a season-ending injury at the hands of Zdeno Chara. He had 24 points in 37 games and was playing with better consistency. The Canadiens really like Pacioretty's upside and its a big reason why they rewarded him with a nice two-year, one-way deal. The 1st year will pay him $1.5 million, and the 2nd year will pay him $1.75 million. The overall cap-hit looks to be around $1.625 million, which is not bad at all for Pacioretty who looks like a good candidate to have a big 2011-12 season.
CONTRACT TERMS:
| LENGTH: 2 YEAR(S) VALUE: $3,250,000 TYPE: STANDARD EXPIRY STATUS: RFA (2013) | ||||||
| Taken From CAPGEEK.COM | ||||||
| SEASON | AHL SALARY | NHL SALARY | P. BONUSES | S. BONUS | CAP HIT | |
| 2011-12 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,625,000 | |
| 2012-13 | $1,750,000 | $1,750,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,625,000 | |
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