Breaking: Two players sign extension with new teams

According to Bob McKenzie, the Anaheim Ducks and Chicago Blackhawks didn't lose any time signing the players they traded for yesterday. The Hawks inked Artem Anisimov to a 5-year, $22,75M deal.

Anisimov extension with the Hawks. 5 yrs. $22.75 mil total.

— Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) July 1, 2015

The Ducks signed Kevin Bieksa to a 2-year contract averaging $4M a season.

2 year extension for Bieksa with the Ducks. Aav $4 million. — Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) July 1, 2015

Anisimov was implicated in the seven-player swap that send Brandon Saad to the Blue Jackets while Bieksa was acquired from the Canucks for a second round pick in next year's draft. From the 'Hawks perspective, this is a weird deal because reports claimed they weren't willing to commit that much money for that amount of time to a younger, more offensively-gifted Saad. Bieksa will bring leadership and experience to an already solid Ducks defensive corps next season.