According to an article by the Chicago Tribune, the Chicago Blackhawks are set to sign Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane to new contracts. Both are restricted free agents at the end of this year.
The Hawks are also near an agreement with defender Duncan Keith.
This is fantastic news to all Hawk fans. There was a lot of speculation that some of the core players wouldn’t be signed due to salary cap problems.
“Our goal like I’ve said from the beginning is to keep the core of our team together, and they’re core players,” Bowman said before the season. “That’s the strength and the way you have to do it in the game today. Evaluate your players, determine who the core players are and keep that group together and fill in around them.”
Other Hawks who will become free agents are :Andrew Ladd, Ben Eager, Adam Burish, John Madden, Niklas Hjalmarsson, Antti Niemi, and Colin Fraser.
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