Pierre-Luc Dubois is no longer a banned free agent and will remain the Winnipeg Jets, at least for some time, after the team announced that Star Center had accepted the hockey club’s one-year qualifying offer and US$6M for 2022–23. have done it. weather.
The hockey club has confirmed that Dubois will be speaking to the media on Monday via a Zoom call.
While the Dubois camp’s decision provides “some” clarity for the year ahead, a tradeoff still exists depending on how things play out over the next 12 months, especially with very manageable salaries. With Dubois concurred.
Dubois has reportedly informed the Jets that he intends to test the free agent market after the 2023–24 season. His agent Pat Brisson has also been quoted as saying that Montreal is a place DuBois would like to play.
Dubois is coming off a season that took him to a career-high in goals (28) and comes within one point of scoring his previous best of 61 points during the 2018–19 season, while he still was with Columbus.
Another positive aspect of this development is that Winnipeg GM Kevin Sheveldoff now has a better idea of where he stands from a salary cap perspective. Including Dubois’s salary, the Jets have US$8.5M remaining for the three or four available roster spots.
Banned free agent forward Mason Appleton is expected to eventually fill one of those vacancies. Appleton has filed for wage arbitration and a hearing is scheduled for August 11.
The Jets and Appleton could reach agreement on a new contract by that date and even during the hearing.
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