Werenski, a restricted free agent this summer, posted 11 goals and 44 points in 82 games last season while averaging 22:53 of ice time per game last season. He added one goal and six points in 10 playoff games.
The deal should ensure that Werenski will join the Blue Jackets for training camp after John Tortorella said last week he'd be"disgusted" to see the defenceman miss time. "I’d be terribly disappointed. I’m not involved in the business part of it. But for a young man to miss one minute of camp - and I’ve said this with - it disgusts me," Tortorella told The Athletic. "That guy there, Werenski, the way he has evolved here. He has shown so much determination, so much more confidence and attention to detail playing defence without it really affecting his offensive game. He has really grown as a player. I just don’t want him to miss a beat here.
Werenski is set to become the Blue Jackets second-highest paid defenceman behind Seth Jones, who carries a $5.4 million cap hit for the next three seasons. The 21-year-old led all restricted free agent defencemen in points last season and trailed only Philadelphia Flyers defenceman Ivan Provorov in ice time. Provorov, Boston Bruins defencemen Charlie McAvoy and Brandon Carlo, Anthony DeAngelo of the New York Rangers and Marcus Pettersson of the Pittsburgh Penguins all remain unsigned as restricted free agents.
Great deal for CBJ
Awesome
What a deal for jackets. Wonder if more RFAs start folding.
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