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The Carolina Hurricanes have signed forward Andrei Svechnikov to an eight-year contract extension, which carries a $7.75 million cap hit.

8 MORE YEARS! pic.twitter.com/cXQWBfObMJ

— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) August 26, 2021

Svechnikov was selected by the Hurricanes with the second-overall pick in the 2018 NHL Draft and has scored a total of 59 goals and 140 points in 205 regular season games over his three NHL seasons. This past season, Svechnikov scored 15 goals and 42 points in 55 games, a pace of 22 goals and 63 points per 82 games.

I’ll have a full analysis of this contract out tomorrow but as a quick note, I really like this deal for the Hurricanes. There were reports last year that Svechnikov was more likely to look for a bridge deal, so extending him to a maximum-term contract at a reasonable price instead is a win for Carolina.



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OTHER ARTICLES FROM AUGUST

Hurricanes sign Derek Stepan and Stefan Noesen
Looking at the Hurricanes’ new goaltending tandem
Hurricanes sign Josh Jacobs
What losing Dougie Hamilton means for the Hurricanes’ defense group
Hurricanes looking weaker at every position after early offseason moves
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Revisiting the Dougie Hamilton trade three years later
Hurricanes sign ​​Andrew Poturalski
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