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Calgary Flames Sign Defenceman Simon Nemec to Five-Year Contract
The 22-year-old Slovakian defenceman had 26 penalty minutes and 26 points last season and joins Calgary after a June 23 trade.
- The Calgary Flames signed defenseman Simon Nemec to a five-year, US$36.25 million contract on Monday, just weeks after acquiring the restricted free agent from the New Jersey Devils.
- New Jersey Devils general manager Sunny Mehta traded Nemec after determining the 22-year-old had not met expectations, citing limited salary cap space of $13.2 million as a key factor.
- Selected second overall in the 2022 NHL draft, Nemec recorded 49 points in 155 career games with the Devils and helped Slovakia win bronze at the 2022 Beijing Olympics.
- ESPN analyst Rachel Kryshak wrote that if given top power-play minutes, "it is likely Nemec would flourish in a top-four role," suggesting he could justify the Flames' investment.
- While the Devils recouped conditional first-round picks from the Vegas Golden Knights and Colorado Avalanche, Calgary hopes Nemec fulfills his potential in a larger role with the team.
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Calgary Flames sign Nemec to $36.25-million contract extension
The Calgary Flames have locked up a big part of the blueline. Just weeks after trading for defenceman Simon Nemec, the team announced on Monday that they had inked the 22-year-old to a five-year contract. The new deal will run through the 2030-31 season and carries a cap hit of $7.25 million. Nemec will become the second-highest paid player on the Flames, with only Jonathan Huberdeau ($10.5 million) carrying a bigger cap hit. > FOUND NEMO 🐟 > …
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