Shawn Hutcheon: Defenseman Zdeno Chara signed a one-year contract extension for $5 million. There are bonuses up to $1.75 million.
Pierre LeBrun: The bonuses are mostly a combination of games played and playoffs.
Jimmy Murphy: Chara had originally been looking for two years. Guessing that giving him more money may have swayed him to going one-year.
Joe Haggerty of NBC Sports Boston: Zdeno Chara, Charlie McAvoy, David Backes and Jake DeBrusk skated yesterday. GM Don Sweeney said that they would return “sooner rather than later.