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Posted: **Fri Jul 5, 2013 4:52 am**

The Flyers and captain Claude Giroux finalized an eight-year extension worth $66.2M Thursday, sources told ESPN.com's Pierre LeBrun.

The extension is worth $8.275M per year, sources said.

Posted: **Fri Jul 5, 2013 4:17 pm**

history tells us that long term contracts don't work. i hope for his sake it does and he doesn't become the next alexei yashin.

Sources: Giroux Gets Long-Term Extension