"BOSTON, MA - Boston Bruins General Manager Peter Chiarelli announced today that the club has signed forward Milan Lucic to a three-year contract extension through the 2012-13 NHL season. Per club policy, financial terms of the deal will not be disclosed.
Lucic and Chiarelli will hold a press conference on Wednesday, October 7 immediately following the team's practice at Ristuccia Arena in Wilmington." -Official Bruins Press Release
Milan Lucic was due to be a restricted free agent after this season so I am happy to see the Bruins get this done early but the question remains did they overpay. No official word has been released on the deals specifics yet but it is reportedly (according to ESPN & TSN) worth somewhere around $12.25-million ($4-million the first two years & $4.25-million the final year). So once again too much or not?
Personally I knew there was no way the Bruins would let Lucic go and I am more than happy with fact that he will be wearing Black & Gold through the 2012-2013 season. Since coming to the B's he has been one of the biggest, if not largest, pieces of the puzzle in bringing the team back into the spotlight in a town that demands nothing but success these days. And that alone is worth its weight in gold. But the kid backs it up too and so far has shown no signs of slowing down. The hype on him has been high since day one and it hasn't seemed to phase him at all. Just the fact that a legend like Cam Neely can see himself in Lucic would crumble any other player of that age. But Lucic has pushed forward making a name for himself while carving his own path towards becoming THE elite power forward in the league. So if you ask me if Lucic is worth it? I would say yes. There will always be goal scorers and playmakers out there but finding a diamond in the rough such as Looch is huge. There are not many players that can change the momentum of a game in as many different ways as Lucic can
