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Breaking down Luke Hughes's contract structure and where he ranks among the highest-paid defensemen

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Luke Hughes agrees to a seven-year contract to stay with the New Jersey Devils. He's making an average of $9 million per season, but how does the cash compensation work out?

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It finally happened. The New Jersey Devils sat down with Luke Hughes’s camp, mainly agent Pat Brisson, and they got the long-term deal done. It sounds like both sides were looking for movement on different aspects of the contract before signing on the dotted line.