Flames sign Backlund to 6-year extension

The Calgary Flames inked forward Mikael Backlund to a six-year contract extension, the club announced Friday.

It carries an average annual value of $5.35 million for a total of $32.1 million.

Here are more details, according to The Athletic's Pierre LeBrun.

First year 2.0SB and 3.85salary for 5.85 total, second year same as first, year 3 4.35 salary, then three final years 5.35 salary. No Trade for 3 years, Modified NTC for final 3. https://t.co/htOtTBdj0J

- Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) February 17, 2018

Backlund has 34 points in 58 games this season, after putting together a career-high 53-point campaign in 2016-17.

The 28-year-old Swede is centering Calgary's second line between Matthew Tkachuk and Michael Frolik.

Backlund is in the final season of the three-year, $10.725-million deal he signed with the Flames in June 2015.

He has spent his entire career with Calgary after being selected 24th overall by the Flames in 2007.

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