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Winnipeg Jets agree to five-year, $30 million contract with center Cole Perfetti after arbitration filing
The Winnipeg Jets and center Cole Perfetti agreed to a five-year, $30 million deal that carries a $6 million salary cap hit. The agreement avoids a scheduled salary arbitration hearing set for July 20.
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The Winnipeg Jets and center Cole Perfetti agreed to a five-year, $30 million contract, an NHL source told ESPN. The deal carries a $6 million salary cap hit and will make Perfetti eligible for unrestricted free agency in 2031. Perfetti, 24, had filed for salary arbitration with a hearing set for Monday, July 20.
He was coming off a two-year bridge contract with an average annual value of $3.25 million. The Jets drafted Perfetti 10th overall in 2020. He has played his entire five-year NHL career with the team.
Last season Perfetti recorded 12 goals and 20 assists for 32 points in 68 games while posting a minus-9 rating. Over 290 career games he has 59 goals and 98 assists for 157 points. The Jets missed the playoffs last season for the first time since 2022.
Their offseason has been overshadowed by trade rumors involving goalie Connor Hellebuyck, a three-time Vezina Trophy winner. The Buffalo Sabres are among the teams that have inquired about the 33-year-old netminder.
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