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Avs sign ‘versatile, dependable’ Comeau to three-year, $7.2M deal

Toronto Maple Leafs v Pittsburgh Penguins

Toronto Maple Leafs v Pittsburgh Penguins

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The Colorado Avalanche continued to stay busy on Wednesday -- shortly after signing veteran d-man Francois Beauchemin, they agreed to a three-year, $7.2 million deal with former Pens forward Blake Comeau.

From the team:

Comeau, 29, spent this past season with the Pittsburgh Penguins where he recorded 16 goals and 15 assists for 31 points in 61 games. The Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, native shared the team lead with five game-winning goals, which included two overtime winners.

All 16 of his tallies came at even strength, ranking fourth on the Penguins. Comeau finished second on the team with 188 hits.

“Blake is a versatile forward who is dependable and can be used in all situations,” said Avalanche Executive Vice President/General Manager Joe Sakic said in a statement. “He will add not only scoring but also some grit to our lineup as well.”

Previously, Comeau had expressed an interest in staying with Pittsburgh after the club signed him to a one-year, $700,000 deal last July.

“[Blake] is definitely interested in the possibility of returning to Pittsburgh,” Kurt Overhardt told PHT on Thursday. “It’s our goal to try and work something out, but of course we always have July 1 pending.”