Jul 3, 2008 - 3:15 PM
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TSN of Canada reported Thursday that the Penguins have signed Fleury to a seven-year contract extension worth $35 million.
Last season, Fleury, 23, emerged as one of the league's top netminders and helped lead the Penguins to the Stanley Cup Finals against the Detroit Red Wings. During the playoffs, he posted a 14-6 record with a 1.96 goals-against average, three shutouts and a .933 save percentage.
The top pick in the 2003 draft, Fleury missed 27 games during the regular season with an ankle injury. After returning, he posted a 19-10-2 record with four shutouts and a 2.33 GAA.
Fleury was slated to become a free agent on Tuesday, but the Penguins offered him arbitration in June, which allowed the club to continue negotiating with him.
Pittsburgh lost one key member of last year's team, as Marian Hossa signed a one-year, $7.45 million contract with the Stanley Cup champion Red Wings on Wednesday. But the Penguins spent a reported $66 million to keep Malkin and Orpik - one of the top defensemen on the market - in Pittsburgh.
Malkin signed a five-year extension worth a reported $43.5 million and Orpik agreed to a six-year, $22.5 million contract.
