US EditionGabe Vilardi Locked in Long-Term After Career-Best Season with Winnipeg Jets
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, CANADA, JUL 21 – Vilardi signed a six-year, $45 million deal after a career-best season to secure his role as a key player and avoid arbitration, the Jets said.
- Avoiding arbitration, Vilardi inked a six-year, $45 million contract extension with the Winnipeg Jets, avoiding salary arbitration.
- Coming off career highs of 27 goals, 34 assists and 61 points in 71 games, Vilardi helped the Jets secure their first-ever Presidents’ Trophy.
- Vilardi set new single-season highs in power-play goals and points, averaging over 18 minutes per game, and said `Everything went pretty smoothly from what I heard.`
- On Monday, Vilardi described the extension as `inevitable` and expressed relief at avoiding arbitration, speaking three days after signing.
- Looking ahead, Vilardi says he still has much to prove and remains arbitration-eligible in the 2027 offseason.
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Jets' Vilardi glad to have avoided arbitration, calls extension 'inevitable'
Gabriel Vilardi said his contract extension was "inevitable" and he was glad to avoid arbitration. The Winnipeg Jets forward, a restricted free agent, signed a six-year, US$45 million contract last Friday.
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