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Report: Vancouver Canucks ink forward Tanner Pearson to three-year contract extension

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By Zach Laing

Apr 8, 2021, 17:02 EDTUpdated: Apr 8, 2021, 17:47 EDT

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The Vancouver Canucks have reportedly signed forward Tanner Pearson to a three-year contract extension with an AAV of $3.25-million.

TSN’s Darren Dreger was first to report the terms of the deal. According to The Athletic’s Thomas Drance, the deal is backloaded and includes some signing bonus in the third year, but has no formal expansion protection.

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3 years. $3.25 mil aav for Tanner Pearson and the Canucks.

9:17 PM · Apr 8, 2021

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Tanner Pearson deal is at $3.25 million over 3 years. It's backloaded, and includes some signing bonus in the third year. There's no formal expansion protection. Full NTC in year 1, m-NTC (7 teams) in year 2 and no trade protection whatsoever in year three. #Canucks

9:19 PM · Apr 8, 2021

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Pearson, 28, is in his third season with the Vancouver Canucks after joining the team in Feb. 2019. Since then, he’s scored 68 points in 121 games with the Canucks — the best offensive production of his career.

For Pearson, he will be taking a pay cut from his current contract that had an AAV of $3.75-million.

While his raw number are good, Pearson has been caved in analytically in Vancouver. He’s posted sub-49 percent shot attempt rates, sub-46 percent goal rates and expected goal rates below 48.5 percent. His PDO has been below 100 his whole time, too, suggesting there could be some rebound to his game.

According to hockeyviz.com, Pearson drives play offensively at a one percent rate above league average, while providing defense at a four percent rate below league average.

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After extending Pearson ($3.25M), #Canucks have $17.5M of Proj Cap Space for next year w/15 players (11F/2D/2G) on Roster, assuming $81.5M Cap. RFA: Pettersson, Gaudette, Hawryluk, Bailey, Hughes, Chatfield UFA: Sutter, Vesey, Boyd, Edler, Benn, Hamonic puckpedia.com/team/vancouver…

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Per @DarrenDreger @ThomasDrance, #Canucks signed 28 y/o F Tanner Pearson to 3 yr $3.25M Cap Hit Extension. Was in Yr 4/4 $3.75M Cap Hit Deal & pending UFA. 6G 11P in 33GP 47% 5v5 GF, 47.4% DFF, 48.6% Corsi 1.11 P/60 Rep'd by Joseph Resnick @Topshelf_TSSM puckpedia.com/player/tanner-…

9:46 PM · Apr 8, 2021

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Zach Laing is the Nation Network’s news director and senior columnist. He can be followed on Twitter at @zjlaing, or reached by email at zach@oilersnation.com.