It was reported yesterday by TSN’s Travis Yost that the Flyers were close on an extension with forward Michael Raffl, but were still shopping him to other teams to check if any would meet a very high asking price.
This morning, general manager Ron Hextall and the Flyers made their decision.
Forward Michael Raffl has been signed to a multi-year contract extension → https://t.co/tflikaJ6Hj
— Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) February 28, 2016
As usual, Philadelphia did not release the specific terms of the contract, but ESPN’s Pierre LeBrun broke that news only minutes after the announcement.
Raffl extension in Philly: three years, $2.35 million AAV per season
— Pierre LeBrun (@Real_ESPNLeBrun) February 28, 2016
We’ll have more on the extension later in the day, but suffice to say that this is a solid deal for a versatile, often-underrated player.
