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Lightning ink Paquette to 2-year deal, worth reported $1.625M

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The Tampa Bay Lightning have locked up another of their restricted free agents, signing forward Cedric Paquette to a two-year deal, the team announced Friday.

The 22-year-old will make $800,00 in 2016-17 and $825,000 during the following campaign, according to Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports. Paquette is coming off his second full season with the Lightning, contributing six goals and 11 points in 56 games.

Paquette makes three restricted free agents locked up by the Lightning after forward J.T. Brown and defenseman Luke Witkowski also signed earlier in the day.

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