Claude Giroux and Sean Couturier’s next contracts had been tied together for years now. Expiring at the same time, the thought was Giroux would end up having to take a pay-cut because Couturier’s next deal would break the bank. Fast forward to present day and time, and we’re looking at the situation a bit differently.
Sean Couturier signed an extension Thursday afternoon worth $62 million over eight years, making his AAV a reasonable $7.