SAN JOSE, Calif. — Jean-Gabriel Pageau said he never had an expectation that Mathieu Darche would want to talk extension in the middle of the season, especially after Darche had made clear that wasn’t likely when the year started.
Pageau was thrilled to do so, though, and ecstatic to secure the next three years of his future on Long Island with a contract that will pay him $4.85 million annually, which came together over the last week.
“When you have kids, family, you don’t really know where you’re gonna be the next day, it was kind of a relief just to know we’re gonna stay,” Pageau said before the Islanders’ 2-1 overtime win over the Sharks on Saturday night. “Extremely happy with the result. That’s where we wanted to be. We wanted to keep going on our mission. Make the playoffs and go from there.”
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