Sens give Ryan 7-year extension
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Ottawa, ON (SportsNetwork.com) - The Ottawa Senators have locked up one of their key offensive contributors, signing forward Bobby Ryan to a seven-year contract extension on Thursday.
The deal has an annual average value of $7.25 million.
Ryan, 27, was scheduled to be an unrestricted free agent after this season.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Acquired from Anaheim in July 2013, Ryan posted 23 goals and 25 assists in 70 games for the Senators last season.
Selected No. 2 overall by the Ducks in the 2005 draft, the New Jersey native has totaled 170 goals and 167 assists in 448 career games.