Winnipeg inks DeMelo to 4-year, almost 20 million dollar deal

The Winnipeg Jets have inked Dylan DeMelo to a 4-year, 19.6 million dollar deal extension.

The contract comes just before Dylan was slated to hit the open market as an unrestricted free agent next week. He will carry a cap hit of almost 5 million dollars under the new contract.

The #NHLJets Demelo 4 year $4.9M Cap Hit deal:

Year 1 $5.5M
Year 2 $5.0M
Year 3 $5.0M
Year 4 $4.1M

All salary. Includes 10 team no trade clause throughout.

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Getting DeMelo re-inked was a crucial order of business for Winnipeg, which could still lose centre Sean Monahan to free agency at the beginning of the next month.

The defenceman had 3 goals and 31 points in 82 matches in the past campaign, having 1 assist in 5 postseason matches. DeMelo finished 2^nd on the Jets in average ice time this campaign at 21:43, as only Josh Morrissey spent more time on the ice than him.

Dylan is coming off of a 4-year contract at a cap his of 3 million dollars. He has also played for the San Jose Sharks and Ottawa Senators since being picked 179^th overall in 2011 by San Jose.