{"id":116561,"date":"2021-08-06T13:02:29","date_gmt":"2021-08-06T17:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=116561"},"modified":"2021-08-06T13:02:29","modified_gmt":"2021-08-06T17:02:29","slug":"chicago-blackhawks-brandon-hagel-extension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2021\/08\/06\/chicago-blackhawks-brandon-hagel-extension\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Blackhawks Extend Brandon Hagel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Chicago Blackhawks have signed a contract extension with forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/hagelbr01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brandon Hagel<\/a> that will run through 2023-24. The deal will carry an average cap hit of $1.5 million. Chicago has been among the most active teams since the offseason began and this move is just another piece of that effort. Charlie Roumeliotis announced the agreement Friday morning.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Blackhawks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Blackhawks<\/a> have signed Brandon Hagel to a three-year contract extension. It\u2019s a $1.5 million cap hit, according to a source. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GAjKepaz6l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/GAjKepaz6l<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Charlie Roumeliotis (@CRoumeliotis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CRoumeliotis\/status\/1423645860739665921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 6, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Blackhawks Give Brandon Hagel Extension<\/h2>\n<p>Hagel was a very effective secondary option for the Blackhawks in 2020-21. The second-year skater from Saskatoon posted nine goals and 24 points in 52 games while receiving down-ballot Calder votes. His 45.7 percent Corsi For and -.9 relative Corsi aren&#8217;t good, but much of that is do to 59.8 percent of zone starts coming on defence. It was a very successful overall season despite Chicago&#8217;s struggles.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/sabres\/\" target=\"_self\">Buffalo Sabres<\/a> originally drafted Hagel in the sixth round of the 2016 Draft, but failed to sign him within the given time period. He then signed with Chicago in 2018 and had a one-game debut last year. It is hard to get excited about a player picked 159th overall, but he does look like a decent option on a team that has aspirations of competing again soon.<\/p>\n<h3>What This Means<\/h3>\n<p>Hagel should have a very good chance to win a spot on Chicago&#8217;s bottom six going into the coming season. He will have to battle the likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/khairju01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jujhar Khaira<\/a> and some of the team&#8217;s prospects, but a commitment of three years shows that the Blackhawks believe in what he can do. Expect some heated battles in training camp as the third and fourth lines take shape.<\/p>\n<p>Chicago is slightly over the salary cap ceiling at this point in the summer, but they do have roughly $2.2 million projected to hit the long-term injured reserve list. That will help them stay under the ceiling when it is necessary. However, they also need to make a decision regarding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/n\/nylanal01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alexander Nylander<\/a>&#8216;s future. They could trade him or someone else in order to make room as the 2021-22 season approaches.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"a63wkndvR0BqJqCbiSIIcA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.ca\/detail\/1232452974\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'a63wkndvR0BqJqCbiSIIcA',sig:'bplwP-9nBCvlUI_P6ZNb_VXUUpPZ9rCC-CodE_2KQuA=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1232452974',caption: true ,tld:'ca',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chicago Blackhawks have signed a contract extension with forward Brandon Hagel that will run through 2023-24. 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