Red Wings sign Gustav Nyquist to 4-year contract worth reported $19M

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The Goose is no longer loose.

The Detroit Red Wings have signed forward Gustav Nyquist to a four-year contract, the club announced Friday.

"We’re very happy to have Gustav locked up for four more years," general manager Ken Holland said. "He’s quickly become an important part of our team, and is a critical piece to the Red Wings’ future. He is just now entering the prime of his career."

The 25-year-old has certainly made a fine impression since breaking into the league on a full-time basis in 2013-14. Over the past two seasons, Nyquist has recorded 55 goals in 139 games (leading the team in that span), good for an average of 32 goals per every 82 games played.

A fourth-round pick in 2008, Nyquist has also achieved a measure of success at the international level, earning Olympic silver and World Championship bronze with his native Sweden in 2014.

Add it all up, and Nyquist is shaping up to be Detroit's latest European mid-to-late-round steal.