*Photo from the Tampa Bay Times*
The Tampa Bay Lightning are not done with their contract extensions, they keep coming. The Lightning and D Erik Cernak have agreed to a 8 year, $41.6 million deal, according to an announcement made by the team.
Cernak is by no means a point scorer, only picking up 13 points. He is more known for his rugged and physical play, slamming players into the boards while leading the Lightning in hits last season with 165 in the regular season, also racking up 73 blocked shots.
Last season with the Lightning, Cernak picked up just one goal and 12 assists, with a +7 plus/minus rating while averaging 19:09 of ice time, playing in 55 regular season games. He added one goal and one assist in 23 playoff games last year.
In 4 NHL seasons, all with the Lightning, Cernak has 16 goals and 43 assists, averaging 19:15 of ice time per game while recording a +51 plus/minus rating in 226 regular season games. Cernak has an additional two goals and 17 assists with a +13 plus/minus rating in 73 career playoff games, including two Stanley Cup titles.
This season, Cernak will be playing the final season of a 3 year deal worth $2.95 million annually. His new extension kicks in when the 2023-2024 season starts, and runs through the 2030-2031 season. The first season has zero trade protections, which then turns into a full no movement clause for 3 seasons, and a modified no trade clause for the final 4 seasons.
The extension of Cernak is the latest in a line of extensions for the Lightning. Anthony Cirelli and Mikhail Sergachev were also extended after trading Ryan McDonagh to the Nashville Predators.
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