Hurricanes Sign Jordan Staal To One-Year Extension

The Carolina Hurricanes have signed their captain to what could very well be the last contract he’ll sign in his NHL career. Late last night, the Hurricanes announced they’ve signed captain Jordan Staal to a one-year, $10MM extension. For those worried about the eye-popping salaries being handed out this summer due to the salary cap’s rising Upper Limit, it isn’t a flat $10MM for Staal. He’ll earn a base salary of $900K, a signing bonus of $4MM, and $5.1MM in performance bonuses. The performance bonus qualifications haven’t been disclosed yet. Regardless, it was likely a relatively easy decision for the…