John Madden signed with the Chicago Blackhawks for $2.75M (1 year) and Samuel Pahlsson with the Columbus Blue Jackets for $2.65M (3 years, 7.95M total) - salaries quite low by today's NHL standards (Rob Scuderi got $3.4M, Chris Neil got $2M). But actually what they bring to the table seems to be worth more - both players are top defensive centers, who have won Cups. Additionally Madden has a Selke Trophy and is capable of getting 40 points per season. Although they play a very important role in their teams, they seem to be underrated. This is especially surprising due to the NHL teams' tendency to overpay for all kinds of contributions. Madden's and Pahlsson's talents cannot be measured by stats, so they can disappear during the negotiations but their agents should be creative enough to work around it. It is also worth to notice that Madden has the scoring and the trophy but he got only $100,000 more than Pahlsson
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