PREDATORS SIGN JOHANSEN TO 8-YEAR, $64 MILLION DEAL
The Nashville Predators have signed center Ryan Johansen to an 8-year, $64 million contract, the team and Johansen announced on Friday. Johansen, who will be 25 on Monday, co-led the Predators in scoring during the regular season with 61 points with a career-high 47 assists. He added three goals and 13 points in the Stanley Cup Playoff before being sidelined in the Western Conference Final due to injury.