Juraj Slafkovsky is in Montreal to stay. With his eight-year contract extension, he is expected to remain with the Canadiens for the next nine seasons. His new eight-year deal also comes with a hefty salary.
$60.8 million over eight years is not nothing! It is the second most lucrative contract in history for a Slovak in the NHL, behind Marian Hossa, who signed a 12-year deal for $64 million with the Blackhawks.
Slafkovsky’s $7.6 million annual average contract is the highest in Bettman Tour history for a player from Slovakia. What’s he going to do with all that money? He’s not going to keep it for himself.
This is what he revealed to the Slovak media Markíza TV.
During the interview, he made a point of saying that he is happy that his parents no longer have to work. With his last two seasons at $950,000, we can understand that he already has the means to provide for his family.
Except that with over $60 million over the next nine years, his family will be able to live extremely well. No doubt about that.
He would like to thank his family and all the people who helped him reach this plateau in his career.
The young Slovak is aware that he would never have had such a contract if he had not had his chance on the first trio, where he had the most success in the second half of the season.
While Slafkovsky gives his family a lot of credit for his success, he also took the time to thank his linemates, Cole Caufield and Nick Suzuki, for their help this past season.
How can you not love this man?
A lot of
– NHL transaction.
– That explains a lot of things.
– We listen to this while waiting for the start of the next season.
– Good news!
– A new kid in Dallas.
