ST. LOUIS — Jonathan Marchessault was wearing a $30 million smile Thursday.
The Golden Knights forward, who leads the team in scoring with 37 points, signed a six-year, $30 million extension Wednesday.
“Obviously I wanted to stay and have stability for me and my family,” he said Thursday before the Knights’ game with the St. Louis Blues. “We spent a couple of weeks on it, and it worked out well for both sides.”
Marchessault, whose average annual value will be $5 million for the next six years, could have tested the open market and perhaps gotten more money.