The Detroit Red Wings have announced that they have signed forward J.T. Compher to a five-year, $25.5 million contract today, per Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman from the Colorado Avalanche. The Red Wings entered the free agency window with a plethora of cap space, signing Maple Leafs Defenseman Justin Holl to a three-year, $3.4M AAV early in the day, followed by a one-year, $2.0M contract to coveted Seattle winger Daniel Sprong, and Compher becomes their first big bite of the signing window.
Compher is coming off a career season with the Avalanche, notching a 52-point season, 19 points higher than his previous career high of 33 set the previous season.