Adam Lowry significantly increased his NHL salary and freed up his weekend in the process.
The Winnipeg Jets fourth-line, shut-down centre agreed Thursday to a new three-year, $8.75 million contract with the NHL club, eliminating the need for a meeting with an arbitrator Sunday in Toronto.
The deal carries an average annual value of $2.916 million.
The St. Louis product was a restricted free agent (RFA) after a two-year contract – at $1.125 million per year – concluded on July 1. The new contract takes Lowry to unrestricted free agency following the 2020-21 campaign.