The Edmonton Journal describes how it was the idea of spending another four years with the Edmonton Oilers that was a particularly appealing part of the contract Ladislav Smid signed with the NHL club on Monday.
Smid, approaching the end of his current dealpaying him $2.25 million, signed a four-year extension that will pay him $14 million.
"I'm going to get to grow up with this young group of players, so it's a great feeling," Smid said. "I wanted the security. And the amount of money? I never thought I could make that much in my life. Huge money. But at the same time I've worked really hard."
Smid, who would have been an unrestricted free agent on July 1, has been with the organization since he was traded to the Oilers in the 2006 Chris Pronger package. Pronger was sent to the Anaheim Ducks for Smid, Joffrey Lupul and two first-round draft picks, one of which netted Jordan Eberle.
"It's a huge relief for me. Obviously, I didn't want to think about it too much the past month but it was in the back of my mind," said Smid, who is married to a woman from Edmonton.
"Maybe I would have got more (if I had gone to free agency). Maybe not. But my I feel like this is home and we do have something special going on here with this group of players so I really wanted to stay. Hopefully we're going to build a championship team one day."
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