By Eileen Buckley
Buffalo, NY – The Buffalo Sabres have sealed a deal to keep goalie Ryan Miller for another five years.
The hockey club and Miller agreed to the contract extension. Miller would have become an unrestricted free agent after the 2008-2009 season.
Sabres General Manager Darcy Reiger met with reporters at HSBC Arena Friday. Reiger says even though Miller had one more year left on his contract they wanted to complete the deal now.
"It came down to this is a goaltender we believe in, this is a goaltender who can only get better, and this is a goaltender that ultimately we can win a championship together with," said Reiger.
Reiger says the fact that Miller agreed to the deal shows he wanted to stay in Buffalo. Details of the five year deal were not released, but the Buffalo News reports Miller will earn more than $31 dollars in the next five years.
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