The Devils offered him a five-year contract that would have paid him $ 7.8 million per season , the maximum allowed under the new salary cap , but Niedermayer chose instead to sign a four-year contract worth $ 6.75 million per season with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim .
The Devils offered him a five-year contract worth $ 7.8 million per season ( the maximum allowed under the new salary cap ) , but he decided to sign a four-year contract worth $ 6.75 million per season with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim .