Avalanche sign Erik Johnson to seven-year 42 milli

Posted 2022-09-03 14:46:05

Avalanche defenseman Erik Johnson, 27 Rashard Higgins Jersey , hassigned a seven-year, $42 million contract extension with the Avalanche that takesthe All-Starthrough the 2022-23 season, the team said Tuesday ().The Avs made the announcement just before winning their exhibition-opener against the Ducks, then afterward tweeted about the win-win situation.The won twice tonight, and the first victory came off the ice. MORE: Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) MORE: || The deal Greedy Williams Jersey takes Johnsonto age 35."It makes me cringe," he said. "This is my ninth year coming up here, and to think about taking me to that age ... I remember breaking in as a 19-year-old and playing with Keith Tkachuk, who was that age, and I thought he was so old. I'm sure that when I' Sione Takitaki Jersey m that age, when I finish this contract here after we've won a few Stanley Cups, there's going to be some young 18-year-old looking at me, saying, 'Look at that old guy.'"The first overall pick in the 2006 NHL Draft, he played one season for the University of Minnesota thencame to the Avs in a February 2011 trade with the Blues.Despite mi sing last season's final 34 games because of a Ricardo Louis Jersey knee injury,Johnson scored a career-high 12 goals, tied for most among Avsdefensemen. He led the team in average ice time per game (24:25) and made his first All-Star Game last season.He is under contract for thisseason, at $4.25 million, but could have been Morgan Burnett Jersey an unrestricted free agent July 1 if he hadn't re-signedwith the Avs.