Devils sign defenceman Sami Vatanen to one-year, $2M deal

January 07, 2021 - 2:19pm

New Jersey Devils defenceman Sami Vatanen. (Julio Cortez/AP)

The New Jersey Devils are bringing back defenceman Sami Vatanen on a one-year deal worth $2 million, the team announced on Thursday.

#NEWS: He's baaack!

We have signed Sami Vatanen to a one-year contract.#NJDevils | @investorsbank https://t.co/ibb4swYuYX

— New Jersey Devils (@NJDevils) January 7, 2021

Vatanen spent part of last season with the Devils before being traded to the Carolina Hurricanes for forward prospect Janne Kuokkanen, defenceman Fredrik Claesson and a conditional 2020 fourth-round draft. In 47 games during the regular season, all for New Jersey, Vatanen had five goals and 23 points while adding three points in seven games in the post-season for Carolina.

The 29-year-old joined the Devils in 2017 after he was traded by the Anaheim Ducks in a deal for Adam Henrique.

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