Predators sign Carter Hutton to 2-year deal worth $1.45 million
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The Nashville Predators have signed backup goaltender Carter Hutton to a two-year, one-way contract extension worth 1.45 million, the club announced Monday.
Hutton was on a two-way contract this past season, but ultimately started more Predators games than any other goaltender due to Pekka Rinne's hip injury. For the veteran Hutton, who broke into the league as an undrafted free agent with the San Jose Sharks in 2010, it's the first one-way contract of his career.
The former UMass-Lowell River Hawk posted a marginally below-average save percentage for the Predators this past season, but managed a winning record in 40 appearances.