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Jesper Bratt has signed a one-year contract with the New Jersey Devils.
The deal is worth $5.45 million. Bratt and the Devils narrowly avoided having to go through salary arbitration. The two sides had a hearing scheduled for Wednesday, but were able to come to terms on a new contract beforehand. Bratt broke out offensively in 2021-22 with 26 goals and 73 points in 76 games. He also racked up a personal best 197 shots, while averaging a career-high 17:26 of ice time per match. Bratt will look to duplicate his success in the 2022-23 campaign in order to earn a more lucrative contract. He will be a restricted free agent with arbitration rights again next summer.
Jesper Bratt is looking for a contract worth $6.5 million, according to his arbitration filings.
New Jersey has filed for a deal worth $4.15 million. Bratt racked up 26 goals and 73 points in 76 games last season. He just finished a two-year, $5.5 million contract. Bratt's arbitration hearing is scheduled for Wednesday.
Jesper Bratt has filed for salary arbitration.
Bratt had a career-year in 2021-22 with 26 goals and 73 points in 76 games. He will be seeking a big pay increase after finishing his two-year, $5.5 million contract. Bratt was among 24 players who elected to file for salary arbitration ahead of Sunday's deadline.
New Jersey GM Tom Fitzgerald said that he has "never had Jesper Bratt on the trading block."
Fitzgerald added that the team is committed to Bratt and the team has an offer on the table for the pending RFA forward that affirms that commitment. The soon-to-be 24-year-old forward exploded for 26 goals and 73 points in 76 games during the 2021-22 season.
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