Report: Penguins sign their talented young defenseman to a long-term extension.

The Pittsburgh Penguins have secured a big piece of their future on the blue line.

On Friday the team announced that they had made a major commitment to their 21 year old defenseman Olli Maata, by signing him to a six year contract extension. The Penguins also announced the terms of the deal, which will earn Maatta an average of $4.083 million annually.

Maatta has been extremely valuable for Pittsburgh, playing big minutes on the teams top defensive pairing alongside veteran Kris Letang, and while it's a long commitment to a player who has had some injury/medical issues the Penguins and their fans have to happy that Maatta will anchor their blue line at a very reasonable price for the forseeable future.

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