Canucks Re-Sign Edler.

The Vancouver Canucks today re-signed young defenseman Alexander Edler to a four-year contract extension. Edler, 22, will see a significant raise over his current salary of $550K starting next season, as his new deal will be worth $3.25 million per season against the Canucks cap. That's again going to raise eyebrows and undoubtedly some complaints for paying a young player (in this case, one with currently less than 100 NHL games on his resume) that much of a raise, but it reflects the continuing trend under this collective bargaining agreement whereby general managers are willing to invest more on potential rather than on previous experience. And Edler certainly does come with promise, notching 20 points in 76 games with a plus-minus of +6 for... [read full story]