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Sources: Blackhawks' Byram gets $75M extension
Key takeaways
- The Chicago Blackhawks are signing defenseman Bowen Byram to a six-year, $75 million contract extension, sources told ESPN.
- The $12.5 million AAV, which would kick in for the 2027-28 season, would make Byram the highest-paid defenseman in the league -- more than Byram's former Buffalo teammate, Rasmus Dahlin's $11 million cap hit.
- Byram told the Sabres he wanted an opportunity to showcase himself as a No. 1 defenseman, which led to the stunning predraft trade in which the Blackhawks acquired Byram and forward Jordan Greenway for the No. 4 and No.
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The Chicago Blackhawks are signing defenseman Bowen Byram to a six-year, $75 million contract extension, sources told ESPN.
The $12.5 million AAV, which would kick in for the 2027-28 season, would make Byram the highest-paid defenseman in the league -- more than Byram's former Buffalo teammate, Rasmus Dahlin's $11 million cap hit.
Byram told the Sabres he wanted an opportunity to showcase himself as a No. 1 defenseman, which led to the stunning predraft trade in which the Blackhawks acquired Byram and forward Jordan Greenway for the No. 4 and No. 45 pick of last week's NHL draft as well as defenseman Louis Crevier.
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