TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Lightning have re-signed defenceman Braydon Coburn to a $3.4 million, two-year deal.
Coburn will count $1.7 million against the salary cap in each of the next two seasons. General manager Julien BriseBois announced the contract Tuesday.
The 34-year-old had four goals and 19 assists in 74 games last season when he averaged 17:08 of ice time. Coburn took a $2 million annual pay cut from his last contract, which should help Tampa Bay remain among the NHL’s top Stanley Cup contenders.
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Coburn has 228 points in 924 games with the Atlanta Thrashers, Philadelphia Flyers and Lightning. Tampa Bay acquired him in 2015.
This deal comes less than a day after two-time Norris Trophy winning defenceman Erik Karlsson re-signed with San Jose. The Lightning were considered among the favourites to sign Karlsson if he became a free agent.
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