The NHL’s most interesting contract stalemate came to an end Sunday afternoon as the Colorado Avalanche and Tyson Barrie agreed on a four-year, $22 million contract extension. The deal will pay Barrie an annual average value of $5.5 million per season, a significant jump from the $2.6 million on his previous contract.
The deal was agreed upon after the two sides went through the arbitration process on Friday morning and were awaiting the ruling of the award from the arbitrator. The four-year pact follows the trend of most big-money deals signed by the Avalanche with their star players in that the real salary starts out low and rises throughout the life of the contract.