The Chicago Blackhawks are on the verge of locking up their talented young core players.
Sources tell TSN the Hawks are in the process of finalizing long-term contract extensions for Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews and Duncan Keith.
Kane and Toews are believed to be getting five-year extensions, with each of them worth in excess of $6 million per year. Sources suggest Kane's deal is worth a little more than Toews. An announcement on those two deals appears to be imminent.
Keith's deal is said to be more complicated, perhaps as long as 13 years, and worth less than what the Hawks will pay their two star forwards, which is to suggest it will likely average less than $6 million per year. Because the NHL is so closely scrutinizing the ultra long-term contracts, it may take longer to dot all the i's and cross all the t's on the Keith extension.
In any case, it's only a matter of time until the Hawks formally announce all three.
