June 19, 2006
Blue Jackets re-sign Malhotra TheFourthPeriod.com
The Columbus Blue Jackets have re-signed forward Manny Malhotra to a three-year, $3.6 million contract.
Malhotra, 26, tallied 10 goals and 21 assists for 31 points in 58 games with the Jackets this past season.
"We came in at a number that we thought was fair market, and we bargained and we got it," Malhotra told the Columbus Dispatch. "So I'm really happy with the way everything turned out. I was willing to leave if need be, but I'm happier with this outcome."
In 404 career NHL games with Columbus, Dallas and the New York Rangers, Malhotra has accumulated 45 goals, 63 assists and 206 penalty minutes.
"I think I've found a job, a role, in Columbus, and I think the other guys feel the same way," Malhotra said. "I'm really happy to be coming back."
Malhotra was originally drafted seventh-overall by the Rangers in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.
