David Pastrnak never let his future with the Bruins get in the way. Now, he’s been rewarded with a massive deal to keep him in Boston. - The Boston Globe
Pastrnak, who agreed to an eight-year, $90 million extension, could have tested the free agent waters. Now, he'll be in Black and Gold through 2031.
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The Bruins have reached an agreement to keep star forward David Pastrnak in Boston for the long term.
The deal, which is for eight years and is worth $90 million, has an annual average value of $11.25 million and will keep the 26-year-old Czech in Boston through the 2030-31 season.
Had Pastrnak and the Bruins not figured out how to reach an agreement, the Czech forward would have had the chance to potentially reset the market — at least temporarily – because of how well he has been playing in this historic Bruins’ season.
His $11.25 AAV will make him the fifth-highest paid player in NHL, behind Edmonton’s Connor McDavid, the Rangers’ Artemi Panarin, Toronto’s Auston Matthews, and San Jose’s Erik Karlsson.
The deal indicates there’s no question where he wants to be, and it’s Boston.
Drafted by the Bruins in the first round of the 2014 NHL Draft, Pastrnak, 26, has 282 goals and 302 assists in nine seasons in Boston.
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