Barron signs 2-year contract with Jets, avoids arbitration

Morgan Barron signed a two-year, $2.7 million contract with the Winnipeg Jets on Monday. It has an average annual value of $1.35 million.

The 24-year-old forward was a restricted free agent and avoided a salary arbitration hearing scheduled for Aug. 2.

He had 21 points (eight goals, 13 assists) in 70 regular-season games for the Jets last season and no points in five Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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Barron needed 75 stitches to close a cut after he fell onto the skate of Vegas Golden Knights goalie Laurent Brossoit during a net-front scramble in Game 1 of the 2023 Western Conference First Round. He did not miss a game; the Jets lost the best-of-7 series in five games.

Selected by the New York Rangers in the sixth round (No. 174) of the 2017 NHL Draft, Barron has 27 points (11 goals, 16 assists) in 102 regular-season games for the Jets and Rangers.