Blue Jackets sign Jenner to 4-year deal worth reported $15M
The Columbus Blue Jackets have inked forward Boone Jenner to a four-year contract extension, the club announced Thursday.
Jenner's new pact carries a cap hit of $3.75 million per season, and it's worth $15 million in total, according to The Athletic's Aaron Portzline.
The 25-year-old was a restricted free agent who just concluded the second season of the two-year, $5.8-million deal he signed with Columbus in February 2016.
Jenner has become more of a depth piece for the Blue Jackets in recent years, contributing only 13 goals and 32 points in 75 games in 2017-18. His goal-scoring declined in both seasons after he poured in 30 for the Blue Jackets in 2015-16.
He does provide value in other areas, though:
The Columbus Blue Jackets extend Boone Jenner, a gritty forward who was among the league leaders last season winning offensive zone battles and using his body to change possession. pic.twitter.com/yrqCkNQIEl
— The Point (@PNThockey) July 5, 2018
Jenner has been with Columbus for all five of his NHL seasons. The Blue Jackets drafted him 37th overall in 2011.