In this past offseason, Marcus Kruger was the last Chicago Blackhawks forward to sign a contract. Due to the salary cap crunch, the Blackhawks had to trade Kris Versteeg and Joakim Nordstrom to free up enough money to re-sign Kruger.
The rumor was the Blackhawks and Kruger had a “handshake” agreement that he would get paid more in the next offseason. Today, the Blackhawks made good on their apparent agreement with Kruger as he signed a three-year contract extension worth $9.25 million. His annual value will be $3.