The Anaheim Ducks announced Friday that they signed defenseman Simon Despres to a five-year extension.
Here is their tweet revealing the completion of the deal:
BREAKING: #NHLDucks sign defenseman Simon Despres to a five-year contract extension: http://t.co/kWt9LAlYyV pic.twitter.com/i0kS0w6Jf9
— Anaheim Ducks (@AnaheimDucks) October 9, 2015
According to Scott Lewis of Sportsnet, the deal is worth $18.5 million and will carry an annual cap hit of $3.7 million. ESPN's Pierre LeBrun broke down Despres' new deal:
Simon Despres contract breakdown: $2.6 M, $3.