Winnipeg Jets sign Mason Appleton to three-year contract
Appleton will make $2.167 million a year for the next three seasons.Jun 6, 2021; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; Winnipeg Jets center Mason Appleton during the warm-up session before the game three against Montreal Canadiens of the second round of the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Bell Centre. Mandatory Credit: Jean-Yves Ahern-USA TODAY Sports
The Winnipeg Jets have signed center Mason Appleton to a three-year contract with a $2.167 cap hit, and avoid arbitration with the deal.— Elliotte Friedman Appleton was a restricted free agent, coming off a two-year deal with a $800,000 cap hit. This will be the first time he makes more than $1 million in salary in a season.
Originally a sixth round pick for the Jets, he spent four seasons with the team before the Seattle Kraken drafted him in their expansion draft from the Jets. The Jets then re-acquired him at the trade deadline for a fourth round pick. The Jets and Appleton avoid arbitration with the early deal, which was scheduled for August 11.
Appleton had a bit of a step back in 2021-22, with eight goals, 13 assists, and 21 points in 68 games this year, including just two goals, two assists, and four points in 19 games in his return to Winnipeg. It wasn’t too far off his career year in 2020-21, which saw him score 12 goals, 13 assists, and 25 points, but that came in just 56 games.Appleton is about as average as they come in hockey, but that’s not a bad thing.
With this deal, the Jets have a bit over $6 million left in cap space, with no big name restricted free agents left to worry about. They haven’t made any big additions this offseason, only signing Kevin Stenlund, Kyle Capobianco, and David Rittich in free agency, but will probably need to do something bigger to improve on their 11th place finish last season.
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