Blue Jackets agree to 1-year, $1.5M deal with Koivu

The Columbus Blue Jackets signed veteran forward Mikko Koivu to a one-year, $1.5-million contract, the team announced Saturday.

Koivu, 37, has spent his entire 15-year NHL career with the Minnesota Wild. Wild GM Bill Guerin said in September that the team wouldn't sign the longtime captain.

The 6-foot-3 pivot contributed four goals and 21 points in 55 games last season before the pause.

Koivu helps round out the Blue Jackets' depth at center behind Pierre-Luc Dubois and recent acquisition Max Domi. He logged 15:34 of average ice time per game last season and won 53.1% of his faceoffs.