Senators re-sign Jean-Gabriel Pageau to 2-year, $1.8M contract
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The Ottawa Senators put pen to paper on a new deal for one of their forwards.
The club has announced a two-year, one-way contract extension for Jean-Gabriel Pageau that carries a salary cap hit of $900,000.
Very happy to be part of the Ottawa Senators for the next 2 years! Excited for next season!!! #UnitedInRed pic.twitter.com/9syJKBumJF
— Jean-Gabriel Pageau (@JGPageau) June 18, 2015
Pageau, 22, a fourth-round draft pick in 2011, has 14 goals and 11 assists in 87 career games with the Senators.
Last season he proved to be an effective possession player, with a 51.8 Corsi For at even strength.
The one-way contract means he should be up full-time with the big club next season.