Hurricanes' Sebastian Aho signs 8-year, $78M extension

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Sebastian Aho received quite the birthday gift from the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday.

The forward celebrated his 26th birthday by signing an eight-year, $78 million contract extension that runs through the 2031-32 season.

Aho is entering the final season of a five-year, $42.295 million offer sheet he signed with the Montreal Canadiens in July 2019 that was matched by t