The Carolina Hurricanes and goaltender Scott Darling have agreed to a four-year contract worth $16.6 million.
The deal was announced Friday night, one week after the Hurricanes acquired Darling in a trade with Chicago, and will pay him an average of $4.15 million per season.
The 28-year-old Darling (6’6”, 232 lbs.) was eligible to become an unrestricted free agent July 1, but Carolina general manager Ron Francis says the goalie "believes in what we are trying to do here and we are thrilled that he is committing to the Hurricanes and Raleigh."
Darling, 28, was acquired from the Chicago Blackhawks on April 29 in exchange for Ottawa’s third-round selection in the 2017 NHL Draft.