Pierre-Marc Bouchard and the Wild have agreed upon a five-year $20.4 million contract

[Sbank]

Pierre-Marc Bouchard and the Wild have avoided salary arbitration and agreed upon a five-year, $20.4 million contract.
The contract was finalized on Friday. There is apparently a verbal side deal (that is likely not enforceable) that Minnesota will not trade Bouchard for at least two years. The 24-year-old was the team's second-leading scorer in 2007-08 with 63 points in 81 games and has registered 221 in 354 games in the NHL, all with the Wild. Bouchard does not score many goals nor does he accumulate significant penalty minutes, but he is a terrific playmaker and is usually amongst the NHL's leaders in assists. He is cetainly worth drafting in the middle rounds of most hockey pools.

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Good deal for the Wild and makes the team better to have him under contract for 5 more years.

[JBoog35]

Hopefully now, they pull their attention's toward keeping Gabby around for the next 5 years.

[The Lizard King]

Hopefully letting Demitra go will not negatively effect our standing with him.

[Sbank]

Hopefully now, they pull their attention's toward keeping Gabby around for the next 5 years.

I have a feeling they going to try to work it out if Gabby wants to stay a Wild.

[boeknows]

I have a feeling they going to try to work it out if Gabby wants to stay a Wild.

Well duh

[The Lizard King]

I have a feeling they going to try to work it out if Gabby wants to stay a Wild.

Way to go out on a limb.

[Redsoxin09]

Nice move

[ryanph30]

Good work. I love PMB.

[Redsoxin09]

PMB has some super sick Dangles.

[ryanph30]

Indeed, the Spin-O-Rama is the best.