R.J. Umberger Signs 5-year Contract Extension

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The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed R.J. Umberger to a five-year contract extension worth $23 million.

The deal will pay Umberger an average of $4.6 million per season. He will earn $5 million this season, and $4.5 million in each of the final four years of the deal.

The Columbus Post-Dispatch reported that the package features a no-trade clause for the first two years, and a modified no-trade clause for the final three seasons.

The 29-year-old Umberger scored 25 goals and 32 assists last year while playing in all 82 games for Columbus.

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