Report: Stars signing Harley to 8-year, $84.7M extension

The Dallas Stars are finalizing an eight-year extension with defenseman Thomas Harley that carries a $10.59-million cap hit, reports TSN's Pierre LeBrun.

Harley has eight points in nine games to start the season. He notched a career-high 16 goals and 50 points in 78 contests last campaign and finished seventh in Norris Trophy voting. Harley's new cap hit will make him the fourth highest-paid defenseman in the NHL next season.

Harley added 14 points in 18 playoff games while averaging 25:58 minutes per game. He ranked second to Mikko Rantanen in team scoring, and led the Stars in ice time. Only Edmonton Oilers blue-liner Evan Bouchard played more per game in the postseason among skaters who advanced past the first round.

The 24-year-old featured for Canada at the 4 Nations Face-Off as an injury replacement. He played two games at the event, both against the United States. Harley tallied an assist and played 21:59 in the tournament final.

Harley was set to become a restricted free agent in July. He's in the final season of a two-year pact signed in September 2024 that has a $4-million cap hit.

Harley will be the Stars' highest-paid defenseman in 2025-26, surpassing Miro Heiskanen's $8.45-million average annual value. Rantanen has Dallas' highest cap hit at $12 million.