Connor Bedard re-signs with Blackhawks, ending hopes for another NHL offer sheet this offseason

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He may be missing the start of the upcoming NHL season with a shoulder injury, but Connor Bedard is sticking around in Chicago for years to come.

The Blackhawks announced on Saturday that they had signed Bedard to a five-year deal at $15 million per year.

And that will have Blackhawks fans breathing a sigh of relief.

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Bedard was a restricted free agent after completing the final season of his rookie deal last season. That meant the Blackhawks had the exclusive rights to negotiate a new deal with him.

That should never have really been an issue, but offer sheets have been in the news quite a bit this season after the Philadelphia Flyers threw a giant $18 million-a-year deal at Anaheim Ducks star Leo Carlsson.

Connor Bedard and the Chicago Blackhawks agreed to a five-year extension woth an AAV of $15 million. (Brad Penner-Imagn Images)

That meant the Ducks had to match it or lose Carlsson in return for Draft compensation. In the end, they matched, but it puts them on the back foot for other RFAs they need to sign, like Cutter Gauthier and Beckett Sennecke.

Bedard would be an offer sheet target, and while he would need to agree to it, it was still in the Blackhawks' best interest to get an extension done ASAP and lock up their franchise centerpiece.

And I think it's a deal both sides will be pleased with.

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Bedard's NHL career has been a little up-and-down due to injury, but he has shown flashes of the kind of greatness people expected when he got to the NHL.

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