Hurricanes re-sign captain Jordan Staal to four-year deal

The Carolina Hurricanes re-signed captain Jordan Staal to a four-year, $11.6-million contract extension on Sunday. The deal will pay the center an average annual value of $2.9 million per season through 2026-27.

The contract also contains a full no-move clause for the first three seasons and a full no-trade clause for the final season, according to the team. Here's how the pact breaks down in actual dollars, per TSN's Bob McKenzie:

Year 1: $3.45M salary

Year 2: $3.41M salary

Year 3: $2.65M salary

Year 4: $775K salary + $1.315M signing bonus

Staal, who was scheduled to hit unrestricted free agency on July 1, recorded 17 goals and 17 assists in 81 regular-season games with Carolina in 2022-23. The 34-year-old added two goals and six assists in 15 playoff games as the Hurricanes advanced to the Eastern Conference final before losing to the Florida Panthers.

"Jordan embodies what it means be a Hurricane," Hurricanes president and general manager Don Waddell said in a press release. "His leadership has been an integral part of our success, and the impact he has made on our organization cannot be overstated. We could not be more excited to sign him for four more years."

Staal has spent the past 11 years with the Hurricanes after a trade from the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2012 offseason. His name is all over Carolina's franchise leaderboard, as he ranks second all-time in games played, fourth in points, fifth in assists and seventh in goals. He has served as the Hurricanes' captain since 2019 but has been a staple in the team's leadership group since joining the club.

The Thunder Bay, Ont., native has tallied 275 goals and 370 assists in 1,173 career regular-season games with Pittsburgh and Carolina. He was drafted second overall by the Penguins in 2006 and won the Stanley Cup with Pittsburgh in 2009.