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Big money: Toews, Kane sign eight-year, $84 million extensions

Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews

Chicago Blackhawks center Jonathan Toews (19) celebrates his goal with Patrick Kane during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday, March 6, 2014, in Chicago. The Blackhawks won 6-1. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

AP

The contracts the hockey world has been waiting for have been agreed upon -- the Chicago Blackhawks have come to terms with forwards Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane on eight-year extensions.

The deals reportedly come with a cap hit of $10.5 million each, making them the highest cap hits in the NHL. Toews is 26; Kane is 25. The contracts run through the 2022-23 season.

“When we started our journey we made a commitment to our fans to be relevant and to see the Chicago Blackhawks become the best professional hockey organization,” said club chairman Rocky Wirtz in a statement. “There are not two finer symbols of that than Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane. The commitment we have made to these incredible young men is equal to the commitment they have made to our team, our fans, our entire organization and the city of Chicago. We are excited for our future and proud that they will continue to be a part of that commitment and success for years to come.”

A formal press conference announcing the deals will be held at the United Center next week.

Top cap hits after Toews and Kane, per CapGeek:

Alex Ovechkin $9,538,462
Evgeni Malkin $9,500,000
Sidney Crosby $8,700,000
Corey Perry $8,625,000
Henrik Lundqvist $8,625,000
Claude Giroux $8,275,000
Eric Staal $8,250,000
Ryan Getzlaf $8,250,000
Phil Kessel $8,000,000
Shea Weber $7,857,143

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