Getting Connor Zary signed was the last big bit of business the Calgary Flames needed to get done this summer.

On Saturday morning, the Flames confirmed they’d signed their 23-year-old winger to a three-year contract extension that will pay him an average of US$3.375-million annually.

Negotiations may have stretched on longer than anyone would have ideally liked, but the Flames’ first-round pick in the 2020 NHL Draft can now focus on training camp and helping get his team over the hump and into the playoffs this season.

After speaking with both Zary and Flames GM Craig Conroy, here’s what fans need to know about the deal:

WHAT CAUSED THE DELAY?

While there was never any real anxiety about an agreement being reached before the start of training camp, that doesn’t mean that negotiatio

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