In the upcoming NHL season, several potential restricted or unrestricted free agents could sign lucrative contract extensions with their current teams. Among them are stars such as Boston Bruins left wing Brad Marchand and San Jose Sharks defenseman Brent Burns.
Marchand's current contract pays him an annual average salary of $4.5 million, while Burns' annual average value is $5.76 million. Given their respective performances and values to their teams, both are in line for substantial raises.
The following slideshow predicts the next NHL players to sign contract extensions worth $5 million per season or more. We'll examine their current deals and why they're due for significant pay increases and predict what they'll get.
As always, you can express your opinion in the comments section below.
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Article written by Lyle Richardson
Predicting the Next NHL Players to Sign Big-Money Contract Extensions
September 17th, 2016 by Lyle Richardson Leave a reply »
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