The Blue Jackets secured the future of their blue line, bringing back Ivan Provorov on a seven-year contract, but did they overpay?

Ivan Provorov signed a seven-year, $59.5 million contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday. It has an average annual value of $8.5 million. The 28-year-old defenseman had 33 points (seven goals, 26 assists) in 82 games for the Blue Jackets last season. He could have become an unrestricted free agent on Tuesday.

The Columbus Blue Jackets and defenseman Ivan Provorov have reportedly reached an agreement on a seven-year contract.