Surprisingly high AAV IMO, but he’s been solid here so not bad with the extra cap space.
three_valves
Yay Papa is sticking around!
shramski
Give him the C now
Chewie_i
Fuck ya
Godlikelobster01
LETS GOOOOOOOOO
Material-Race-5107
He’s demonstrated much more value to the organization and team than I anticipated… but this is still a pretty massive overpay. Guess it doesn’t really matter when you have so few veterans on the team making real money.
sonicsean899
Getting paid for standing up for Connor I see
EddySea
Great news, now make him the captain
JamesTiberiusCrunk
Great move. High character guy who can help build strong culture and accountability in the young guys.
JebusChristo
Good to see he can still sign the extension with a broken finger 🙂
HaggisNachos
I actually find this pretty insightful about the Hawks plans.
This contract, Connor Murphy and the last dead cap money from McCabe (retained) and Connolly will be off the books in 2026 – right when Bedard and some of the other kids will negotiate their second contracts. That looks like the point in which the Hawks should be truly competing and spending to the cap ceiling.
PhilyJ
Give me 4.5 million. I will guard bedard! Please Kyle.
DiamondBurInTheRough
Hell yeah!! He really seems to encompass being a leader, glad to have him to guide the young guys. Seems to be a man of strong character, good morals, and can still play pretty damn well too.
JD397
Fired the fuck up!!!
Three_Froggy_Problem
Foligno is great. He’s the kind of leader this team needs.
Bballdaniel3
Great extension
MostMirror
Great news! Foligno has been a tremendous leader.
kbergstr
Well done Kyle from Chicago– the team is playing their hearts out right now, and you’re showing contracts and reward to those who work their asses off in a way that doesn’t damage the future.
mailbox123
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Additional_Time_2970
Fuckin right chicaaaago! Dudes been perfect for this team.
Grrrrrrrt420
So nick will retire a hawk
mnovotny97
Good, now give him the C
FishmanOne
Finally a bit of good news
Beaver_Tuxedo
Love it. He’s honestly the perfect veteran player to mentor these young guys
Ballam86
He’s worth it and honestly has earned it at this point. The way he accepted his role coming into this team displayed that he not only understood the expectations for him but he ran with it.
100% he deserves to be our captain for the duration of his contract/time here. At his age he is still an effective player on the ice as well despite having an off night here or there. Factor in the leadership/toughness qualities and the way he sticks up for the young guys he’s absolutely worth 4.5M.
Just my .02$
jaccw16
I loooooove foligno man. Give him the C next year.
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Cool. Probably a little more money than he’d get else where but it’s fine. Got the cap space and he’s basically acts like a captain
Foligno has really grown on me. He officially announced the extension with Panger on the [Blackhawks Podcast](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISCuruCIdV4). Good for him.
INKED! After seeing a video this morning I was just praying we would resign him. Didn’t expect to have those prayers answered quite so soon!
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[Official](https://x.com/NHLBlackhawks/status/1745857108967371252?s=20)
[Blackhawks Insider Podcast](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISCuruCIdV4) (where Foligno discusses it)
Surprisingly high AAV IMO, but he’s been solid here so not bad with the extra cap space.
Yay Papa is sticking around!
Give him the C now
Fuck ya
LETS GOOOOOOOOO
He’s demonstrated much more value to the organization and team than I anticipated… but this is still a pretty massive overpay. Guess it doesn’t really matter when you have so few veterans on the team making real money.
Getting paid for standing up for Connor I see
Great news, now make him the captain
Great move. High character guy who can help build strong culture and accountability in the young guys.
Good to see he can still sign the extension with a broken finger 🙂
I actually find this pretty insightful about the Hawks plans.
This contract, Connor Murphy and the last dead cap money from McCabe (retained) and Connolly will be off the books in 2026 – right when Bedard and some of the other kids will negotiate their second contracts. That looks like the point in which the Hawks should be truly competing and spending to the cap ceiling.
Give me 4.5 million. I will guard bedard! Please Kyle.
Hell yeah!! He really seems to encompass being a leader, glad to have him to guide the young guys. Seems to be a man of strong character, good morals, and can still play pretty damn well too.
Fired the fuck up!!!
Foligno is great. He’s the kind of leader this team needs.
Great extension
Great news! Foligno has been a tremendous leader.
Well done Kyle from Chicago– the team is playing their hearts out right now, and you’re showing contracts and reward to those who work their asses off in a way that doesn’t damage the future.
![gif](giphy|eoIqbd2HHaKSQ)
Fuckin right chicaaaago! Dudes been perfect for this team.
So nick will retire a hawk
Good, now give him the C
Finally a bit of good news
Love it. He’s honestly the perfect veteran player to mentor these young guys
He’s worth it and honestly has earned it at this point. The way he accepted his role coming into this team displayed that he not only understood the expectations for him but he ran with it.
100% he deserves to be our captain for the duration of his contract/time here. At his age he is still an effective player on the ice as well despite having an off night here or there. Factor in the leadership/toughness qualities and the way he sticks up for the young guys he’s absolutely worth 4.5M.
Just my .02$
I loooooove foligno man. Give him the C next year.
Love this