The Columbus Blue Jackets have got a head-start on their offseason to-do record, agreeing to phrases with ahead Liam Foudy on a two-year contract extension that carries a mean annual worth of $750,000.
Foudy, who used to be headed against limited loose company previous to this deal, is now tied to Columbus during the 2024-25 season and can most likely get an actual shot to earn constant enjoying time within the coming yr after having best suited up for 27 NHL video games up to now.
Decided on within the first around of the 2018 draft via the Blue Jackets, Foudy has spent nearly all of his skilled occupation with the group’s AHL associate, the Cleveland Monsters, debuting throughout their playoff run in 2018-19 sooner than logging a 12-game stint in 2020-21, and a 29-game stint this previous season.
With 35 issues in 41 video games on the AHL degree, Foudy has now reached the purpose in his construction the place he can problem for an NHL task in coaching camp this September/ He without a doubt has the pedigree to take action, having been a first-round pick out and productive member of Group Canada’s International Junior squad in 2020.
What occurs subsequent is in his arms. Alternatively, now being locked in to earn simply the league-minimum charge for the following two seasons makes him a possible cut price commodity for a rebuilding Blue Jackets membership.
