Flyers, Kapanen agree to extension

The Flyers announced yesterday that they signed forward Sami Kapanen to a two-year contract extension.

Yesterday, the Flyers announced that they have signed the 33-year-old Finn to a 2-year, $2.5 million contract extension through the 2008-09 season.

"We are excited about having Sami around for a few more years," [GM Paul] Holmgren said. "We feel that he brings a lot of qualities to our hockey team in terms of what he does both on and off the ice. He is a quality person and he's a good utility player who can play anywhere in our lineup."

Kapanen's contract is for $1.25 million per year. His current salary is $1.52 million.

I like this signing a lot. $1.25 million for a cap number is completely manageable and two years isn't that long to have to deal with. Kapanen can literally play anywhere on the ice, and has been used on every line this season by coach John Stevens. He can kill penalties and play on the power play. For once, this is something that I agree with Holmgren on.