The Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby and are finalizing a new contract is worth $ 104,400,000 over 12 years.
Penguins, announced the agreement Thursday on its Web site. The contract will have an average salary of about $ 8.7 million per season, although it will be front loading.
The new contract must be in place for the 2013-14 season.
"This is a great day for hockey and terrible news for the Pittsburgh Penguins and our fans," said co-owner Mario Lemieux and Ron Burkle in a joint statement. "We are very grateful for all that Sidney Crosby has done for our franchise coming to Pittsburgh in 2005, both on and off the ice, and hope to have it in the uniform of the Penguins for the rest of his career. "
Crosby has played in just 28 games in the last 18 months after suffering a concussion in the Winter Classic against the Washington Capitals in January 2011. He finished with eight goals and 29 assists last season and scored three goals in a first round playoff loss to Philadelphia.
Crosby can not sign the contract until Sunday, the rules of the collective agreement for players who have one year of their contracts.
His new contract will not be fully insurable, both for its history of head injury and because no NHL contract over seven years is fully insurable. All details will not be known until the extension was officially announced.
Last year, Crosby in their accounts of $ 8.7 million against the salary limit.
Known to legions of "Sid the kid" Crosby led the Penguins to the Stanley Cup in 2009, becoming, at age 21, the youngest captain to lift the Cup in the history of the NHL.
He also won the Hart Trophy as MVP, Art Ross Trophy as the mark of champions, the Rocket Richard Trophy as scoring champion, and Ted Lindsay Award as the best player in his seven seasons in the NHL.
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