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Habs sign Kostitsyn to 1-year extension

Published Jun. 9, 2011 1:00 a.m. ET

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The Montreal Canadiens have signed left wing Andrei Kostitsyn to a one-year, $3.25 million deal after helping the franchise reach the first round of the playoffs.

The club announced the deal Thursday. Financial terms were not available.

The 26-year-old Kostitsyn scored 20 goals with 25 assists in 81 games for the Canadiens. He had two goals in Montreal's six-game loss to the Boston Bruins in the playoffs.

Montreal general manager Pierre Gautier said in a statement: ''Andrei Kostitsyn is an important part of our group of forwards, and we are happy to have agreed to a contract extension with him.''

Kostitsyn was the Canadiens' first-round pick, 10th overall, in the 2003 draft.

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