Radim Simek will be staying in San Jose for the forseeable future.

The left-shot defenseman and the Sharks agreed to a four-year contract extension to keep him in the Bay Area, the team announced Monday.

Exciting news from Radim Simek 👀✍️#SJSharks pic.twitter.com/PfdM22gVUP — San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) March 9, 2020

The deal was first reported by iSport.cz in Simek's home country of the Czech Republic.

Per the folks at Cap Friendly, the extension will be worth $9 million.

Radim Simek SJ #Sharks

Contract Extension

4 years / $9,000,000 ($2,250,000 AAV)



2020-21: $1,950,000 Base + $500,000 SB

2020-21: $1,950,000 Base + $500,000 SB

2020-21: $1,650,000 Base + $500,000 SB

2020-21: $1,950,000 Basehttps://t.co/o4cEk6koOs pic.twitter.com/FCH77NT7ID — CapFriendly (@CapFriendly) March 4, 2020

The 27-year-old was crucial to the Sharks' success early in the season, with San Jose going 11-3-1 with Simek in the lineup until he was forced to sit out for seven games in December with irritation in his meniscus.

Upon his return from the knee issue, the Sharks went 12-13-2 with Simek in the lineup, but that is more of a product of the way San Jose's season has cratered and not a referendum on Simek's importance to the Sharks' defense.

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Simek played most of the season paired with young defenseman Mario Ferraro but recently has been bumped to Brent Burns' line after the Sharks traded Brenden Dillon.

The Sharks hope this season is a minor speed bump on the road back to Stanley Cup contention, and they plan to have Simek be a key piece to the next title run.