Leclaire signs three-year deal with Blue Jackets

From Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch:

Goaltender Pascal Leclaire has signed a three-year contract worth $11.4 million with the Blue Jackets, The Dispatch has learned.

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Both sides had been going back and forth for some time now, so Columbus fans must be relieved that Leclaire is back in the fold for the next three seasons.  An annual cap hit of just under $4 million per season seems like a reasonable deal for both sides.  Expect Leclaire to continue to make his name as one of the NHL’s best young netminders next season.