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HockeyBuzz Wire
Joined: 01.22.2009

Mar 23 @ 10:17 AM ET
HockeyBuzz Wire: Bruins extend Chara
Takemedrunkimhome
Montreal Canadiens
Joined: 03.08.2018

Mar 23 @ 10:27 AM ET
If I'm the B's I make that deal 10 times out of 10
Just5
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: PA
Joined: 05.22.2008

Mar 23 @ 10:48 AM ET
That’s it 2 mil? Is the guy not still a top 4 D?
lemieux_66
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: ON
Joined: 02.27.2012

Mar 23 @ 11:53 AM ET
Can't see how the Bruins would ever say no to another chara contract as long as he wants to keep playing. He can still play and at 2m, it's a no brainer
coffee junkie
Joined: 02.25.2007

Mar 23 @ 12:24 PM ET
Great deal. Even if he plays 5/6. What he brings to that team is well worth that money.
Shaundre93
Boston Bruins
Location: Standish, ME
Joined: 07.18.2013

Mar 23 @ 3:49 PM ET
That’s it 2 mil? Is the guy not still a top 4 D?
- Just5


No, he’s definitely still solid. Just an awesome contract. It’ll be more like 3.5 though, easy bonuses
Roadrunner75
Seattle Kraken
Location: ON
Joined: 03.01.2013

Mar 23 @ 5:41 PM ET
Have to say this is great news for Boston. He is a leader on and off the ice and even if he is working as a 5/6 guy helping the younger guys take a bigger role and slowly moving out, Boston is a stronger, better team for his presence. Guy can still play.

That contract too is team friendly and allows Boston freedom to pay the younger guys and keep building. Clearly Chara cares about the team overall there. And yeah have to think bonuses will be in there easily obtained to pad that 2 mil up a bit more too.
ChrisMaze
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: Punxsutawney, PA
Joined: 09.19.2014

Mar 23 @ 9:54 PM ET
That’s it 2 mil? Is the guy not still a top 4 D?
- Just5


No. He really shouldn't be. But he brings more to the table than most 5/6 D men
Aaron_85
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Toronto, ON
Joined: 04.22.2014

Mar 23 @ 11:04 PM ET
Great contract.
RafiDRW
Detroit Red Wings
Location: Bill Cosby’s Magic Wiener #FireBlashill, TN
Joined: 04.16.2016

Mar 24 @ 1:51 PM ET
Amazing work by the Bruins.
Nucker101
Vancouver Canucks
Location: Vancouver, BC
Joined: 09.26.2010

Mar 24 @ 1:55 PM ET
HockeyBuzz Wire: Bruins extend Chara
- hockeybuzz_wire



isn't he already extended enough?











fine, I'll show myself out
RafiDRW
Detroit Red Wings
Location: Bill Cosby’s Magic Wiener #FireBlashill, TN
Joined: 04.16.2016

Mar 24 @ 1:56 PM ET
isn't he already extended enough?











fine, I'll show myself out

- Nucker101

Thank god.





prock
Vegas Golden Knights
Location: Bobby Ryan + 1st rounder for Clarkson, ON
Joined: 08.30.2007

Mar 26 @ 12:01 PM ET

That’s it 2 mil? Is the guy not still a top 4 D?

- Just5


The Bruins play 4 D roughly the same minutes as their top 4, him being one. And he leads them in SH TOI. They still rely on Chara pretty heavily.

It's a good contract for what he brings, but I wouldn't pay him much more than that, because you don't know what he's going to bring from year to year anymore, given his age. And I definitely would not sign him for more than 1 year at a time.