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Blue Jackets, Sergei Bobrovsky agree to new deal

Sergei Bobrovsky won the Vezina Trophy after a stellar season with the Columbus Blue Jackets. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Sergei Bobrovsky won the Vezina Trophy after a stellar season with the Columbus Blue Jackets. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed Vezina Trophy-winning goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky to a new two-year deal, the team announced on Monday. He will be paid $6 million a year, according to reports.

Bobrovsky, 24, went 21-11-6 with a .932 save percentage last season. He had a goals against average of 2.00. Columbus fell one point short of a playoff bid last season.

The Russian goaltender was traded to Columbus by the Flyers last summer after playing in 83 games over two seasons with Philadelphia.

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