At roughly noon, the Canadiens announced that hard hitting defenceman Alexei Emelin signed a 4 year extension worth  $16.4 million.
Canadiens sign defenseman Alexei Emelin to a four-year contract extension. DETAILS – >http://t.co/B4NuaBrNzh
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) October 31, 2013
Alexei Emelin has signed a 4-year deal with the Canadiens. #emelinboom pic.twitter.com/MDizh2IBhQ
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) October 31, 2013
The contract will pay Emelin an average of $4.1M per year, and also means that we will see four more years of bone crushing hits:
His $4.1M cap hit places him in the upper echelon in terms of pay scale for defensive d-men.
Check out some of his cap hit comparable contracts:Â Comparable cap hits
Too much? Not enough? Just right? Let us know what you think about this contract in the comments below.
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