Michael McCarron signs six-year deal with Wild

Michael McCarron has put pen to paper on a new, long-term deal to stay with the Minnesota Wild, the team announced on Tuesday.

McCarron, 31, is inking a six-year deal with an AAV of $3.3 million. That presents a significant pay bump for a player who had never made more than $900,000 in a single season.

McCarron was set to be a free agent this summer. After a strong stint with the Wild, who acquired the towering center at the deadline in March, McCarron was thought to have set himself up for a nice deal this offseason as one of the top available centers.

"I hear (Michael McCarron) is very close to re-signing with the Wild," The Athletic's Michael Russo said in a recent episode of The Worst Seats in the House podcast. "I think they're going to give him a lot of term to get that AAV down into that three, three-and-a-half million dollar range. Which, you know, I think he is going to be leaving a lot of money on the table. I think if he got to free agency, somebody out there would give him four or five million dollars. But, look, Michael McCarron fit in well here. Won a ton of draws. Obviously, his grit, has sneaky skill. He showed he could play up the lineup, if need be."

McCarron has now signed a deal that will keep him with Minnesota through his age 37 season. According to Russo, McCarron will have a no-move clause throughout his contract. There is a 15-team no-trade clause over the final three years of the deal.