Post by BCNB on Dec 3, 2009 16:29:45 GMT -5
The Chicago Blackhawks have announce the signings of Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews and Duncan Keith to multi-year contract extensions.
Toews and Kane signed identical five-year contract extensions worth about $6.3 million per season. Meanwhile, Keith's deal is worth $72 million spread over a whopping 13 years at an annual average of $5.5 million.
The Hawks currently sit just over $1.17 million under the NHL's mandated salary cap.
''Today is another great day in our franchise's decorated history,'' Blackhawks general manager Stan Bowman said. ''We've said all along that the plan was to keep our core together for a long time and Jonathan, Duncan and Patrick are a major part of that. This is a large step toward setting the Blackhawks up for long-term success as an organization.''
With all three players locked up long-term, the Blackhawks will likely be forced to make a trade or waive a player to free up 'tagging' cap space for next season. Names rumoured to be on the move include defencemen Brent Sopel and Cam Barker, with the Toronto Maple Leafs reportedly showing interest.
www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=300811
Toews and Kane signed identical five-year contract extensions worth about $6.3 million per season. Meanwhile, Keith's deal is worth $72 million spread over a whopping 13 years at an annual average of $5.5 million.
The Hawks currently sit just over $1.17 million under the NHL's mandated salary cap.
''Today is another great day in our franchise's decorated history,'' Blackhawks general manager Stan Bowman said. ''We've said all along that the plan was to keep our core together for a long time and Jonathan, Duncan and Patrick are a major part of that. This is a large step toward setting the Blackhawks up for long-term success as an organization.''
With all three players locked up long-term, the Blackhawks will likely be forced to make a trade or waive a player to free up 'tagging' cap space for next season. Names rumoured to be on the move include defencemen Brent Sopel and Cam Barker, with the Toronto Maple Leafs reportedly showing interest.
www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=300811
