The Chicago Blackhawks made history by signing Frank Nazar to the largest extension with the least amount of NHL experience, locking him down for seven years and $46.2 million ($6.6 million AAV). Kyle Davidson has not been afraid to get his young players signed and continues to do a great job building a young core of talent.

Nazar won't be the last young player signed to a hefty extension though. There are plenty of young Blackhawks going into the final year of their deal or have two years left and will be able to sign next summer with one year left on their deals like Nazar just did.

Connor Bedard is the one everyone is waiting for, but there isn't necessarily a rush. The Blackhawks are going to sign him and the deal is going to be large. He is likely going to get a seven or eight year deal at a high AAV, probably around $10-11 million AAV. He was one of the most successful teenagers to play in the NHL based off of his offensive production. He is seen as a generational talent who was a top line center from the moment he stepped into the NHL and only just turned 20. Chicago has tons of money to spend and likely won't put up much of a pushback with a very high AAV out of his rookie contract.

Spencer Knight is looked highly upon and is also going into the final year of his current deal. He is a bit older and is already being paid handsomely for some NHL experience. Unless a goalie is elite, a long-term deal at 6+ years isn't very likely. I can see Knight getting 3-5 years at an AAV around where he's at, possibly even more if he performs this season. He is a RFA, so there's reason for the Blackhawks to wait and see how he does in 2025-26 before committing a certain length and money to him.

Wyatt Kaiser is the only one without a contract at the moment, and based on where he is projected to play next season, even with just under 100 games, the Blackhawks will likely give him a bridge deal and a bit more money, somewhere around $2.5-$3 million AAV.

Colton Dach is an interesting case. He can still be sent down without waivers, but he looked good in his time in the NHL last season. He will have a bottom-6 role if he is in the NHL playing games, but I can see Chicago waiting until next offseason after seeing where he is at after more development. A 1-2 year extension around the money Lukas Reichel got in the range of $1.2-1.5 million AAV seems about right.

Reichel, if he's not traded, hasn't been given the opportunity to grow into the player of his potential. The 23-year-old will likely get a one-year deal around $1.5 million AAV for one more shot at breaking out.

The last three I want to look at with one more year left on their deals are Nolan Allan, Ethan Del Mastro, and Kevin Korchinski. The latter seems to still have the highest ceiling, but also the most likely to be traded. There isn't enough room in the NHL next season for all three at the same time, even if Connor Murphy is traded. All of them may spend a little time in the AHL and can all be freely moved up and down between the two leagues. All will likely get extensions around the $1 million AAV mark unless one or two stand out, then I would pop that AAV up to just under $2 million.

There are even more young players with extensions coming up the following year that we will look at in the near future.

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