Flyers sign Raffl to extension reportedly worth $7.05M over 3 years

The Philadelphia Flyers announced a new multi-year contract extension with forward Michael Raffl on Saturday.

The contract is reportedly three years in length and worth $2.35 million annually, according to ESPN's Pierre LeBrun.

There was some reported interest in Raffl ahead of Monday's trade deadline, as the 27-year-old was due to hit unrestricted free agency on July 1, but his present and future remain in Philadelphia.

Raffl has eight goals and nine assists in 61 games this season. He averages 14:17 of ice time, and will see a raise from his current $1.2-million salary. Now in his third season, the Austrian went off for 21 goals in 2014-15.

A versatile winger, Raffl has 106 hits on the season, and is an integral member of the Flyers' penalty-killing unit, seeing an average of 2:41 in shorthanded ice time per game.

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