RALEIGH, N.C. (AP)—The Carolina Hurricanes have locked up Tuomo Ruutu for three seasons.
The Hurricanes said Thursday that they avoided arbitration with the physical forward by signing him to a deal worth $11.4 million.
The 26-year-old Ruutu is coming off a regular season in which he had career highs with 26 goals, 28 assists and 54 points, then added a goal and three assists during the Hurricanes’ run to the Eastern Conference finals.
Ruutu will make $3 million this season, $4 million in 2010-11 and $4.4 million in 2011-12. He made $2.25 million last season.
General manager Jim Rutherford calls Ruutu “one of the cornerstones of our team moving forward.”
The Hurricanes said Thursday that they avoided arbitration with the physical forward by signing him to a deal worth $11.4 million.
The 26-year-old Ruutu is coming off a regular season in which he had career highs with 26 goals, 28 assists and 54 points, then added a goal and three assists during the Hurricanes’ run to the Eastern Conference finals.
Ruutu will make $3 million this season, $4 million in 2010-11 and $4.4 million in 2011-12. He made $2.25 million last season.
General manager Jim Rutherford calls Ruutu “one of the cornerstones of our team moving forward.”
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