{re-signing} Andy Greene

[Axeman33]

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sport...ticle19854690/

The New Jersey Devils signed defenceman Andy Greene to a long-term contract extension Wednesday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed

The 31-year-old Greene, who has spent his entire eight-year NHL career with the Devils, had one year remaining on his current contract at $3.5-million.

“No question, it was important for us to have Andy with us long term,” said Lou Lamoriello, the Devils’ president and general manager. “Everyone knows how much Andy means to our organization. He’s our top defender. He carries the most time on the ice. He’s on the ice for power play, penalty killing. We have to find ways to get him off the ice. That’s how important he is. And he’s a quiet leader, the way he handles the young defencemen. He’s a pure Devil. We’re the only team he’s been with.”

Lamoriello and Greene wanted to get a new deal done before Greene reached free agency.

“It never really entered my mind,” Greene said. “I had one year left. After the season, Lou and I sat down and this is exactly what I wanted. I came in as a Devil and I’m fortunate to continue my career as a Devil.”

Greene played in all 82 regular-season games last season, scoring a career-high eight goals and adding 24 assists as the Devils missed the playoff. He has 28 goals and 121 assists in his NHL career.

The Michigan native played four seasons at Miami of Ohio.

[Axeman33]

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Five years, $25 million total is Andy Greene's extension. It's $5 million per season straight across.

[niconasr]

The Devils re-signed one of their own? How shocking!

[petegreg21]

Uncle Lou is doing work and getting his guys signed early. Good for him.

[reeveta]

I am not too familiar with his game.... is he worth this kind of deal?

[Axeman33]

I am not too familiar with his game.... is he worth this kind of deal?

Under-rated player for sure. 5 years maybe a bit longer than I would have given considering he's 31 and still has one year left on his current deal. One of those guys who's a better real life Dman than a fantasy asset although he still had a respectable 32 pts last year playing on a mediocre Devils team.

[reeveta]

I think I am just behind the times in judging these deals. I still remember when Gonchar got 5 year @ $5 million in 2005 and people thought that was pretty high, even for an elite d-man.

[Zorro]

Crazy money for a dman that has a career high of 8 goals in a season.. Ouch..

If Greene is worth $5 million per season, then Subban is worth $15, HaHa..

[Axeman33]

Crazy money for a dman that has a career high of 8 goals in a season.. Ouch..

If Greene is worth $5 million per season, then Subban is worth $15, HaHa..

Drew Doughty makes a hell of a lot more than that and he only had 10G all last year (career high 16G 5 years ago and since cashing in has averaged just under 10 per year). As I say, he's not a sexy player but valuable to the Devils backend. It's the term I am not a fan of.

[Carcillo]

Crazy money for a dman that has a career high of 8 goals in a season.. Ouch..

If Greene is worth $5 million per season, then Subban is worth $15, HaHa..

When you look at what guys like Orpik (at this stage in his career), Stoner, Engelland got... it's not that crazy money for a legitimate first pairing D-man that Greene is.