Wild sign Merrill to 3-year, $3.6M extension

The Minnesota Wild signed defenseman Jon Merrill to a three-year extension carrying an average annual value of $1.2 million, the team announced Tuesday.

Merrill has recorded three goals and eight assists in 33 games with the Wild this season while averaging 17:20 per contest. He signed a one-year, $850,000 free-agent contract with the club this past offseason.

The 29-year-old doesn't produce much offensively, but he's posted solid defensive metrics over the past three campaigns:

Jon Merrill, signed to a 3x$1.2M extension by MIN, is an all-defence bottom-pairing defenceman who takes a lot of penalties. #MNWild pic.twitter.com/pdFFfBRky3

- JFresh (@JFreshHockey) January 11, 2022

The 6-foot-3 blue-liner was originally a second-round pick by New Jersey in 2010. In addition to his time with the Devils, he's also played for the Vegas Golden Knights, Detroit Red Wings, and Montreal Canadiens.

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