All’s well that ends well for the Winnipeg Jets and Mason Appleton. Rather than undergo the salary arbitration process, the two parties agreed on the details of a three-year, $6.5 million pact.
At least that’s what the Sportsnet network said on Sunday.
Appleton is one of the Winnipeg Jets’ shorthanded specialists, having averaged 2:14 on the ice in such a situation in 2021-22.
Drafted by the Jets in 2015, Appleton was selected in the expansion draft by the Seattle Kraken before returning to Winnipeg on a trade in March. He has eight goals and 21 points in 68 games with both clubs.
The two clans were to make their case before a referee on Thursday. Thus, only three players from the National Hockey League (NHL) have yet to take part in this process, namely Boston Bruins forwards Pavel Zacha (August 11) and Arizona Coyotes forwards Lawson Crouse (August 8), as well as as Detroit Red Wings defenseman Jake Walman (August 11).