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Report: Brent Seabrook closing in on long-term deal

2015 NHL Stanley Cup Final - Game Six

2015 NHL Stanley Cup Final - Game Six

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Brent Seabrook has been a key component to the Chicago Blackhawks’ three Stanley Cup championships over the last six campaigns, but he’s scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent this summer. His contract uncertainty might soon be a thing of the past though.

Seabrook and Chicago are closing in on a long-term extension, per the Chicago Tribune’s Chris Kuc. Of course, the big question is what kind of price tag that deal will come with.

The 30-year-old blueliner is completing a five-year, $29 million contract that consequently comes with a $5.8 million annual cap hit and given his resume, he has a lot of leverage given the demand there would be for his services on the open market. Would it be unrealistic under these circumstances to assume that his deal would be much different from the six-year, $40.5 million pack that Calgary recently signed with 31-year-old Mark Giordano?

Of course, it’s not a perfect comparison. Giordano is the Flames’ captain, gets more ice time than Seabrook and for the last two seasons he has put up better offensive numbers. Giordano has also finished in the top-10 in Norris Trophy voting in back-to-back campaigns while Seabrook has never finished higher than 13th. However, Seabrook’s success in the playoffs has to count for quite a bit.

If Seabrook signs a long-term deal than he’ll join Duncan Keith and Niklas Hjalmarsson as Chicago blueliners locked up until at least 2018-19.