The Winnipeg Jets avoided arbitration with restricted free agent defenseman Neal Pionk on Wednesday. The two sides were scheduled for a hearing this Friday but agreed to terms on a four-year, $23.5 million contract.
Pionk’s AAV against the cap is $5.875 million.
Jets sign Neal Pionk
Pionk, 26, recorded 32 points (three goals, 29 assists) and 20 penalty minutes in 54 games in 2020-21. He was playing on the final season of a two-year, $6 million deal.
Pionk was acquired from the New York Rangers along with a first-round pick in the 2019 NHL Draft in exchange for fellow defenseman Jacob Trouba on June 17, 2019.