Boston Bruins forward Morgan Geekie was rewarded for his breakout season with a six-year, $33 million contract, the team announced on Sunday night.
The 26-year-old had career highs of 33 goals and 57 points in 77 games while completing the two-year contract he signed when he joined the Bruins. Geekie has five full NHL seasons of experience and was eligible to become a restricted free agent once the league's signing period opens on Tuesday.
The deal will carry a $5.5 million salary-cap hit, and keep him entrenched in a developing forward group for first-year coach Marco Sturm.
Star winger David Pastrnak had 106 points last season for the Bruins, but no one else topped 50 other than Geekie, a 2017 third-round pick of the Carolina Hurricanes, who averaged 16:55 time on the ice.
The Bruins also re-signed center Marat Khunsnutdinov and defenseman Michael Callahan earlier Sunday.
