More NHL offseason: | | | | Just two days after re-signing goaltender to a six-year extension, the made another move in keeping the Stanley Cup team together for a long time to come by re-upping .On Wednesday that the defenseman has signed a five-year extension that will keep him in Chicago through the 2018-19 season. He has been part of both recent Stanley Cup wins for the Blackhawks, averaging a career-high 20:54 of ice time per game this past season.Now with the extension he'll be sticking around in Chicago as his role continues to grow. What's going to be interesting is to see how much Harrison Barnes Jersey his salary is going to grow. Hjalmar son was already making $3.5 million per season on his most recent deal, which was an offer sheet he signed from the Sharks that the Blackhawks matched. It's hard to justify his salary going down.UPDATE: Pierre LeBrun reported the value on Hjalmar son's contract at Jason Williams Jersey $20.5 million overall.Hjalmar son deal with Hawks worth $4.1 M per year on average Pierre LeBrun (@Real_ESPNLeBrun) That would mean the Blackhawks now have close to $60 million tied up in just 14 players for next season. Granted, the salary cap will rise somewhat substantially by most estimates, but that's still not a lot of space under the cap with plenty of spots to fill. GM Stan Bowman might have to get creative down the line. But it's certainly a far cry from what happened in Chicago after the 2010 Cup. That's when the Blackhawks had to tear apart some of the team because of the salary cap situation. This time Bowman is doing all he can to keep the band together.
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