The Chicago Blackhawks’ Twitterverse seemed a bit confused earlier this week when Erik Gustafsson was inked to a new, two-year contract. Why was this guy who had played sporadically in the NHL — and at an average level, at best — being kept around for a team in a rebuild?
Well, the Blackhawks doubled down on that talking point today by re-signing Jan Rutta to a one-year deal. Rutta’s deal is reportedly worth $2.25 million, an increase from his $925,000 contract this season.
The Chicago Sun-Times’ Mark Lazerus summed things up pretty well after the Rutta news broke:
The Blackhawks have committed $3.