The Calgary Flames are about to make Sean Monahan a very rich young man.
According to Sportsnet’s Eric Francis in the Calgary Sun, the Flames are close to signing the 21-year-old restricted free agent centre to a longterm deal, possibly as long as seven or eight years, that willlikely make him the highest-paid young pivot to have signed an extension this summer.
On Thursday, Monahan’s agent, Pat Morris, told Francis he was having daily conversations with Treliving. When asked how soon a deal might be done, he said, “I’d say sooner than later.”
Francis reports the deal could be announced as soon as Friday.
Other centres completing their entry-level contracts to have recently long-term extensions include Florida’s Aleksander Barkov (six years, $35.5 million); Winnipeg’s Mark Scheifele (eight years, $49 million); Colorado’s Nathan MacKinnon (seven years, $44.1 million, $6.3) and Nashville’s Filip Forsberg (six years,$36 million).
In 81 games in 2015-16, the 6-foot-3, 195-pound centre scored 27 goals and a career-high 63 points.
Earlier this week, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported that fellow Flames restricted free agent Johnny Gaudreau will participate in the upcoming World Cup of Hockey regardless of whether he has signed a new deal before the tournament begins. Friedman added once the tournament begins, Gaudreau will stop negotiating until it concludes.
