The Buffalo Sabres have signed defenceman Henri Jokiharju to a three-year contract with an average annual value of $2.5 million, the team announced Thursday.
Three more years of Joki!
We’ve signed Henri Jokiharju to a three-year contract with an AAV of $2.5 million.
Details: https://t.co/AultZAqBbo pic.twitter.com/NHaAt25xfJ
— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) September 2, 2021
Jokiharju, 22, produced three goals and five assists in 46 games with the Sabres last season.
A 2017 Blackhawks first-round draft choice, Jokiharju was coming off an entry-level deal he signed with Chicago in 2018. The Oulu, Finland native was acquired by the Sabres following his rookie campaign in 2018-19 for forward Alex Nylander.
The signing comes just hours after the Sabres agreed to an identical three-year, $7.5-million deal with 22-year-old forward Casey Mittelstadt.
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