About 48 hours have gone by since the Chicago Blackhawks stunned the NHL world by signing Frank Nazar to a seven-year, $46 million contract extension. The deal has been met with largely positive reactions across the league.
While some reservations remain with regard to Nazar’s deal, the early returns bode well for Nazar and the club.
But there’s a deeper, underlying issue behind Nazar’s extension: Cost certainty.
Cost certainty refers to the Blackhawks knowing how much cap space they’ll be playing with in the coming seasons. Nazar was a significant impending RFA.