Blackhawks re-sign Richard Panik to one-year deal

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The Blackhawks spent Wednesday morning clearing salary-cap space. A few hours later, they spent a little of that money.

The team signed Richard Panik to a one-year deal. Chris Johnston of Sportsnet.ca reported that Panik signed for $875,000, a $100,000 pay cut from what he earned last season.

The Blackhawks acquired Panik in a trade with the Toronto Maple Leafs last season. Panik proved to be a solid utility player for the Blackhawks. He had six goals and two assists in 30 regular-season games and three assists in six postseason games.

“That was a nice surprise, if you want to call it that, the way Richard came in in the middle of the year. He was in the lineup first month or two, not a lot happened for him good or bad. Then he got his confidence and felt more comfortable as the year went down the stretch. I thought he played his best hockey in the playoffs, which is good for us,” general manager Stan Bowman said. “He’s able to do some things for us and he wanted to be part of it here and take the next step in his career.”

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