Last week, Darren Dreger reported, “They are working on some different scenarios, I would say. The expectation is that Jake Muzzin will be extended by the deadline.”
Pierre LeBrun followed up by noting that he believes the contract could come in at around four years and $5.5 million per season.
That contractual term would take Muzzin through to his age-35 season (he turns 31 this Friday, February 21).
At this point in time, Muzzin still remains a reasonably productive player who is playing to a 28-point pace with little power-play time. At 5v5, he’s the primary shutdown defenseman on the team.