The Philadelphia Flyers are reportedly nearing a contract extension with forward Pierre-Edouard Bellemare.
The deal is for two years and will be worth $2.9 million, according to Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet.
Bellemare, 31, will almost double his salary after playing on a cap hit of $712,500 over the past two seasons.
In 62 games in 2016-17, he's scored three goals and added three assists while playing a checking forward role.
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