Blue Jackets make Atkinson's 7-year extension official

Cam Atkinson is officially on the Columbus Blue Jackets' books for the long term.

The club made his seven-year, $41.125-million extension official Friday, meaning he's now under contract with Columbus through the 2024-25 campaign.

Atkinson is in the final season of the three-year, $10.5-million deal he signed with the Blue Jackets in the spring of 2015.

The 28-year-old forward ranks second on the franchise's all-time goals list (125) behind Rick Nash (289), and is coming off a career year in which he poured in 35 goals and 62 points while playing all 82 games.

Atkinson has notched at least 20 goals in each of the last four seasons, and his goal production has improved in each of the last three campaigns.

He has four goals and six points in 15 games so far this fall.

The deal was first reported Thursday night.

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