The Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday signed free-agent center Sean Monahan to a five-year, $27.5 million contract, the team announced.
The deal will carry a $5.5 million average annual value for Monahan, 29, who finished last season with the Winnipeg Jets.
On a high-flying offense for coach Rick Bowness, following a deal from the Montreal Canadiens, Monahan made the most of his opportunities last season in front of the net.
Though Winnipeg ran out of steam in the postseason, the Jets were dominant at times in the regular season, and Monahan took advantage of that to the tune of 13 goals and 24 points in just 34 games, playing on a variety of lines for Bowness.
All told, with both clubs, he had 26 goals and 59 points last season. Still only 29 years old, but with 11 years in the league, this summer seemed like a great opportunity for Monahan's biggest deal of his career. He made just$2 million last season.
"Sean Monahan is a very talented player, and his addition strengthens our team down the middle and injects valuable experience, leadership and versatility to our lineup," Columbus general manager Don Waddell said. "He can score and create goals, is very good in the faceoff circle and can play on the power play and kill penalties. We're very excited to have him join the Blue Jackets."
73365bdfb0daca6f6aeec66772495f2d 6 Coriandoli Russia Edito922 1024x822 FXxJnIvUsAALuli Large 8xG7lbFJOIzxPwAFnKP 7NqKk9PMsUFncF Kqai22g ?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=c293fb47c68bcdd860f925e6f650903557921b88Guerras Actuales En El Mundo Scaled Decolonization Of Africa Pl African Asian Decolonization 1 1688469319256?e=2147483647&v=beta&t=3jkZoW8iaedfEfocMebQvs6l5HMb0Y4EqN4v GcIrakMapping World Ongoing Conflicts Vertical 945x2048 Latest?cb=20190812192210State Of Democracy Around World 2023 Americas 768x1030 On The Eius 2023 Democracy In The World Report The Us And V0 Ykw7kf0vjzfa1 ?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=7e54b997030f0c0cd5f42c0883bc31789c1ff58cQyvz3t5eexg71 ?auto=webp&s=4cdd0adf66166b03d1d2318f46253b91986195b3PAWKLDhdc7l1mi9wj0rgew B IMG 20151114 145909 395e80fad7b08fa03db9acdc1e3de51025bc9985 Full Maxresdefault E747a0672a33dc16a68ad3384316c959 10CTW 2023 Labels 15c0192ff35978712211c31851138c29 H1481i2 ?itok=SJQPFGkrYandle Pic 2 Feb 2023 Qzq15dnaw9741 HKvt6eWlTneqif5rtfsIS 6WqsOmkIyGea9EgROOh3E NKm CRLlWedfp1y7PBDqsNqmiFh OFWVojHZCkhHGzI W4ks9ippcvu51 ?auto=webp&s=be4f5649b66d009f68250a97ce59ca66429dcd9cGjyfswvsbxka1 0qxnrdx6u1d51 Proposed Map Of The Breakup Of Russia Into The Previously V0 1bwji15936p91 600x450 State Of Democracy World 2022 1 7 Contemporary Map Ap World Modern Freemanpedia Orig VmUMS7Q9RhnaJzv6Hygz1WtaZggxIAi TcpvFsigd Q