T. Ruutu re-signs with the Canes: 3-year deal

Word 'round the net is spreading that he has signed... haven't seen it on TSN or SNet yet...

EDIT: Confirmed: three year deal.

http://hurricanes.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=451206

Under the terms of the deal, Ruutu will be paid $3 million in 2009-10, $4 million in 2010-11 and $4.4 million in 2011-12.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

He is/was RFA wasn't he? Too bad he couldn't come join his brothers in Ottawa.

He was an RFA... would have been nice to have a Ruutu reunion in Ottawa...

Three year deal:

http://hurricanes.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=451206

Under the terms of the deal, Ruutu will be paid $3 million in 2009-10, $4 million in 2010-11 and $4.4 million in 2011-12.

A bargain. 3.8...wow.

Now that's what I call a nice deal. It's his second contract since the ELC (if not his 3rd) and he has scored over 20 goals twice already. Compare that to Zajac -- his first contract since the ELC, similar pts/game but lower goal output, hit 20 once, yet his cap hit is higher.

Same money as Zajac.... roughly

Rutherford is a damn good GM.