Markus Nutivaara signed a four-year contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday.
The 23-year-old defenseman has 22 points (six goals, 16 assists) in 59 games for the Blue Jackets, who selected him in the seventh round (No. 189) of the 2015 NHL Draft. He had seven points (two goals, five assists) and was plus-7 in 66 games as a rookie in 2016-17, and had a goal and an assist in two Stanley Cup Playoff games.
Nutivaara signs four-year contract with Blue Jackets
23-year-old defenseman has six goals, 22 points in second NHL season
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