The Ottawa Senators made some major moves on Thursday, announcing the signing of winger Bobby Ryan to a seven-year, $50.75 million contract extension and naming defenceman Erik Karlsson their new captain. Pay Breakdown Ryans contract is worth an annual average value of $7.25 million. The contract is broken down to $6.5M in the first year, $7M in the second, $7.25M in the third and $7.5M in each of the final four years. Follow coverage and reaction all day on TSN Radio 1200 Ottawa. Ryans deal includes a full no-movement clause and a partial no-trade clause, where he has to submit a list of 10 teams if requested. Ryan said the decision to make a long term commitment to the Senators was a no brainer as he and his fiancee believe Ottawa is a place where we could build a family, start a family, call home and everything that weve experienced here in the last year has hinted at none other than that. Were very, very happy that we were able to get it done, added Ryan. I promise you well give it everything we have night in and night out to uphold our end of the contract. Ryan scored 23 goals and added 25 assists in 70 games with the Senators last season, his first with the club. The 27-year-old was acquired from the Anaheim Ducks in July of 2013 in exchange for Jakob Silfverberg, Stefan Noesen and a 2014 first-round pick, which the Ducks used to select forward Nick Ritchie, 10th overall. Ryan has one year remaining on his current contract worth $5.1 million. Most Goals by US-Born Players -- 2008-09-Present Player Games Played Goals Phil Kessel 434 192 Bobby Ryan 425 165 Zach Parise 373 164 Joe Pavelski 433 158 Patrick Kane 433 157 Goals By RW -- 2008-09 to Present Player Games Played Goals Alex Ovechkin 434 259 Corey Perry 447 204 Phil Kessel 434 192 Jarome Iginla 450 186 Marian Hossa 389 165 Bobby Ryan 425 165 Ottawas 20G Men in 2013-14 Player Games Played Goals Kyle Turris 82 26 Clarke MacArthur 79 24 Bobby Ryan 70 23 Jason Spezza 75 23 Erik Karlsson 82 20 Karlsson replaces Jason Spezza, who was traded to the Dallas Stars this past summer after holding the captaincy for one year. Chris Phillips and Chris Neil remain alternate captains. The 24-year-old Karlsson thanked teammates past and present for helping him become the player he is today. Swedish Leaders Karlsson is the fourth active Swedish captain in the NHL, the second most of any nationality in the league. Only Canada has produced more active captains (15). Six captaincies remain open in the NHL. Im a little bit nervous actually as I dont know what to say, said Karlsson. Its a good feeling. Its an honour to be a captain of a Canadian team and its not something that I could have hoped for when I came here, but I embrace it and Im very much looking forward to the responsibilities to come. I am right now a very happy guy and I look forward to the upcoming season. Senators general manager Bryan Murray said the decision to make Karlsson captain made sense as they always knew they wanted him to take on a leadership role. We knew in the very near future he was going to be (captain) and we finally just decided that if hes going to be it why not be it now, Murray said. I think his growth off the ice, his attitude, the conversations weve had since last year and the fact hes back to full health and really wanting to be a focal point of this hockey team - all those reasons. The most important one obviously was we just felt he was the right guy because he had that personality to step up and take charge and be forceful, but considerate of his teammates. Karlsson, who was drafted 15th overall by the Senators in the 2008 NHL Draft, made his Senators debut in the 2009-10 season, scoring five goals and 26 points in 60 games as a rookie. He is coming off his first career 20-goal season, with 20 goals and 74 points with the Senators. In 315 NHL games with the Senators, Karlsson has scored 63 goals and 237 points. History of Senators captains Laurie Boschman -- 1992-93 Mark Lamb, Brad Shaw, Gord Dineen -- 1993-94 Randy Cunneyworth -- 1994-98 Alexei Yashin -- 1998-99 Daniel Alfredsson -- 1999-2013 Jason Spezza -- 2013-14 Erik Karlsson -- 2014-present Off-White x Nike VaporMax Bianche Total Crimson-Nere . 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The San Antonio guard showed it in yet another win over the Dallas Mavericks. Mills scored 26 points starting in place of Tony Parker and the Spurs moved to the brink of the top seed in the Western Conference while likely forcing the Mavericks into a must-win situation with their playoff hopes by beating Dallas 109-100 on Thursday night. Making his second start of the season and seventh of his career with Parker nursing a bad back, Mills had 11 points and a pair of steals in the third quarter when the Spurs turned a two-point deficit into an 11-point lead. "Whether I start or come off the bench, theres a mentality," said Mills, who fell six points short of his season high on 25 shots -- one shy of the most hes taken this season. "Shooting shots is the same." The Spurs beat the Mavericks for the ninth straight time in the regular season, a streak that has lasted more than two years. Tim Duncan had 20 points and 15 rebounds after leaving briefly in the first quarter because of a hyperextended right knee. Kawhi Leonard added 16 points, a career-high 16 rebounds and five assists. Monta Ellis led Dallas with 24 points and Dirk Nowitzki had 19. Even with Parker back in San Antonio, the Texas rivals looked like the old playoff foes they are in an entertaining game with both teams trying to lock up their post-season plans. The Spurs are in, and the defending conference champions are just a win or an Oklahoma City loss away from securing the top seed in the West. The Mavericks (48-32) are in a scrum with Phoenix and Memphis -- their opponents in the final two games -- for the final two playoff spots a year after missing the post-season for the first time since 2000. Dallas is in a virtual tie with the Suns (47-31) and a game ahead of the Grizzlies (46-32). Both opponents have four games in the last six days of the season, with Phoenix coming to Dallas on Saturday night to finish a back-to-back that starts in San Antonio. "Obviously, Saturdays huge for us," said Devin Harris, who had eight points but was just 1 of 8 from the field. "Weve got to come out witth that type of effort, knowing that our seasons on the line and its a game that we must have.dddddddddddd" The Spurs had a scary moment early when Duncan crumpled to the court holding his right knee and stayed down for a Dallas possession at the other end. When the Spurs got the game stopped with 5:58 left in the first quarter, he headed for a tunnel but emerged a few minutes later and returned to the game. "It really wasnt that bad," Duncan said. "It just scared me more than anything." Parker missed his second straight game after leaving early in a win over Memphis on Sunday. The Spurs trailed by as many as 28 points and never led in a 19-point loss to Minnesota without Parker, but Mills started in place of Cory Joseph and took over against the Mavericks. Mills had eight points on an 11-0 first-half spurt that lasted just a minute and a half and answered a 14-2 run by Dallas to put San Antonio back in front by five. After Duncan, Leonard and Danny Green keyed a 9-2 run to start the second half, Mills scored 11 of the next 13 San Antonio points capped by a 3-pointer for a 71-60 lead midway through the third quarter. "Hes always aggressive," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. "Hes not going to get a whole lot of rebounds or stop a whole lot of people, but hes going to shoot it. Thats what his skill is. Mills was 6 of 11 from 3-point range, and Green hit three from beyond the arc in the first 5 minutes and finished with 15 points as the Spurs matched their season high with 16 from long range on a season-high 34 attempts. "We just didnt find them quick enough," Dallas coach Rick Carlisle said. "It was an area that was easily identifiable as one of the big keys of the game." Ellis scored 12 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter with the San Antonio lead hovering around double digits. He was just 5 of 16 from the field through three quarters. NOTES: Nowitzki got a standing ovation during a timeout after a video tribute to him passing Oscar Robertson for 10th on the NBA scoring list in a win at Utah on Tuesday. ... Actor Tobey Maguire ("Spiderman" and "The Great Gatsby") was in attendance. ' ' '