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‘Canes re-sign Hainsey: three years, $8 million

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The Carolina Hurricanes originally signed Ron Hainsey as a stopgap following the loss of Joni Pitkanen.

Turns out that stopgap worked pretty well.

On Tuesday, the ‘Canes re-upped with Hainsey on a three-year, $8 million deal. It’s a nice bump from the one-year, $2 million deal he played on last season -- he’ll get $3M in salary this year, $2.5M in 2015-16 and 2016-17 -- and a cap-friendly contract ($2.83M annually) for Carolina as well.

Hainsey, 33, proved to be a valuable contributor for the ‘Canes last season, one of just two players to appear in all 82 games. He had four goals and 15 points while averaging over 21 minutes a night and finishing second on the team in blocked shots, with 124.

Though it’s not the flashiest of moves, re-upping with Hainsey is the first significant one from new GM Ron Francis and has to be seen as a reasonably good one. The ability to keep a productive d-man free agent at a reasonable price is no easy feat, especially in a weak market where several veterans are looking to cash in.

It is, as Edmonton GM Craig MacTavish said, “a good year to be a UFA.”