In every NHL season, several players re-sign expensive contracts with their current teams. Over the course of 2015-16, a number of stars could receive lucrative extensions worth over $5 million per season.
That's big money for NHL players, as only 130 of them carry a salary-cap hit of at least $5 million per year.
Some, like Tampa Bay Lightning captain Steven Stamkos and Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Brent Seabrook (both pictured above), are established stars expected to receive expensive contracts. Others, like Calgary Flames center Sean Monahan, are rising talents who could receive lengthy new deals.