Predators sign F Parssinen, Del Gaizo to one-year extensions
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The Nashville Predators signed restricted free agent forward Juuso Parssinen to a one-year, $775,000 contract extension on Monday.
The Preds also signed defenceman Marc Del Gaizo to a oneeyear, two-way contract worth $775,000 at the NHL level.
Parssinen, 23, appeared in 44 games with the Predators last season, recording eight goals and 12 points. He appeared in one playoff game before his team lost to the Vancouver Canucks in the first round.
The 6-foot-3 centre is coming off his three-year, entry level deal he signed in 2021.
Drafted 210th overall by the Predators in 2019, Parssinen has 14 goals and 37 points in 89 career games.
Parssinen represented Finland at the 2021 World Juniors in Edmonton, recording two goals and four points in a bronze-medal finish.
Del Gaizo, 24, has three assists in nine career NHL games, all played last season. He was originally selected by the club in the fourth round (109th overall) in the 2019 NHL Draft.