Per Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman, the Winnipeg Jets have avoided an arbitration hearing with forward Mason Appleton. He's signed a three-year deal with the Jets worth a cap hit of $2.167MM. He'll be paid $2MM in 2022-23 and receive $2.25MM in the following two seasons.
This is Appleton's second time with the Jets. He was left unprotected in the last off-season's expansion draft, se he became an inaugural member of the Seattle Kraken. Winnipeg re-acquired him for a fourth round pick in the 2023 draft.
Splitting the 2021-2022 season between Seattle and Winnipeg Appleton scored eight goals, 13 assists (tying a career-high), and 21 points.
