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The Anaheim Geese locked up a key piece of their future on Wednesday.
Veteran ahead Troy Terry and the Geese agreed to a seven-year, $49 million contract in free company that ties him to the franchise via the 2029-30 season.
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Terry and the Geese had been initially slated to go to arbitration on Wednesday. The 2 sides exchanged arbitration numbers on Monday with Terry filling at $8 million and the Geese at $4.5 million, per NHL insider Elliotte Friedman.
The Geese chosen Terry within the fifth spherical of the 2015 draft and whereas he had a comparatively gradual begin to his profession—notching simply 48 factors (15 objectives, 33 assists) in 129 video games over his first 4 seasons—he has excelled in every of the final two years.
The 25-year-old put collectively a breakout 2021-22 season, tallying 37 objectives and 30 assists for 67 factors in 75 video games en path to his first All-Star Recreation choice. He adopted that in 2022-23 by notching 23 objectives and 38 assists for 61 factors in 71 video games, incomes his second straight ASG nod.
Terry enters the 2023-24 marketing campaign with excessive expectations as he goals to document the primary 70-plus level season of his profession. He’ll be a frontrunner on offense alongside Alex Killorn and Trevor Zegras.
The Geese nonetheless have $20.2 million in projected cap area following the Terry signing, per CapFriendly. Nonetheless, they’re going to possible have to make use of a great chunk of that cash to increase the contract of Zegras, who’s a restricted free agent.
Anaheim put collectively a disappointing 2022-23 marketing campaign, ending with a 23-47-12 document and the staff is seeking to bounce again in 2023-24.
Nonetheless, the Geese have not made the postseason because the 2017-18 season and it will be troublesome for the franchise to get again there in a troublesome Pacific Division that’s dominated by the Vegas Golden Knights and Edmonton Oilers.
