Estimated read time: Less than a minute
This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — The Calgary Flames have added a much-needed scorer to their lineup, signing forward James Neal on Monday.
The deal is worth $28.75 million over five years with an annual average salary of $5.75 million.
Neal is coming off a run to the Stanley Cup Final with the Vegas Golden Knights, putting up 25 goals and 44 points in 71 regular-season games before adding six goals and 11 points in 20 postseason games.
The 30-year-old winger has reached the 20-goal mark in each of his 10 NHL seasons and produced a career-high 40 goals in 2011-12. He has 263 goals and 495 points in 703 games.
___
More AP NHL: https://apnews.com/tag/NHLhockey
Copyright © The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
