columbus blue jackets extensions

Alexandre Picard - EXT 4 years, .850 million per year

Adam Pineault- EXT 6 years 1 million per year

Anton Babchuk- EXT 8 years at 2 million, OR 8

Ole-Kristian Tollefsen- EXT 4 years at 1.6 million

both babchuck and tollefsen are comparable to rusty klesla (80 overall, making 1.6 million)

Alexander Svitov EXT 5 years at 2.5 million per year

Christopher Higgins-EXT 4 years at 3 million per year

Jason Jaffray EXT 8 years at .850 million per year

Picard accepts for 3 years.

Pineault accepts for 3 years.

Babchuk accepts for 4 years.

Tollefson wants the same salary as Babchuk.

Svitov accepts for 4 years.

Higgins wants 3.250 M.

Jaffray will accept for 3 years.

if babchuck reall wants to make 2 million per season, he can stay for 5 seasons at 2 million, or 4 seasons at 1.8

o-k tollefsen is offered the same deal

comparisons are

Braydon Coburn (A-) D - 2 years 1.300 M
Steve Eminger (B) D - 1 year 1.200 M
Ossi Vaananen (C) D - 1 year 1.000 M
Paul Ranger (B) D - 2 years 0.933 M
Duncan Keith (B) D - 2 years 1.475M
Teppo Numminen (C) D - 1 year 1.100 M
Garnett Exelby (B-) D - 2 years 1.392 M

Although you are comparing old contracts which are ready to expire, they will accept 3 at 1.8.

good, i'm glad to have them for the next few years