They're back!!!
The Chicago Blackhawks have signed defenseman Michal Rozsival and forward Brandon Mashinter to one-year contracts, the team announced Thursday. The moves come before the opening of NHL free agency on Friday, which should be a wild day as teams scramble to get players locked up.
Rozsival's cap hit is $600,000 and Mashinter's comes in at $575,000, according to ESPN's Pierre LeBrun.
There are two ways to view this move. On the one side, the Hawks desperately need to fill the back end of their rosters with the smallest salaries possible.