Shortly after he refused their offer of qualifying, Mike Green has signed for three years, $ 18,250,000 contract extension with the Washington Capitals Monday.
The experienced defender will earn $ 6 million in 2012-13 and 2013-14, and $ 6,250,000 in 2014-15.
"We are very pleased to re-sign Mike Green to a new contract," said general manager George McPhee Heads in a statement. "Mike is one of the best young defenders in the National Hockey League and enters his first work. Will remain a fundamental part of our team forward."
Green, 26, had three goals and four assists, and was over-5 in 32 games last season with the capital.
He missed 47 games due to injury of the regular season, but added two goals and two assists and one more vote-5 in 14 postseason games with the capital, ranks second in points among defenders of Washington and tied in second place team in playoff plus / minus.
The Calgary native has 251 points (82 goals, 169 assists) and a few more votes-62 in 398 career NHL games, all with Washington. And "one of the defenders of the assets, along with Erik Karlsson, the Ottawa, having recorded 70 points and a season is the only active supporter of having recorded two seasons of 70 points or more.
Since the 2007-08 season, ranks fourth among NHL blueliners in the green points (236), second in goals (79) and first in points per game (0.77). The 6-foot-1, 207 pounds is a member of twice the first NHL All-Star team twice and the Norris Trophy runner. He was appointed to his first NHL All-Star Game in 2010-11.

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