Detroit — The Red Wings and forward Jakub Vrana found middle ground and avoided a messy arbitration hearing.
Vrana, a restricted free agent, was scheduled for an arbitration hearing Wednesday with his still relatively new team. But the two sides came to an agreement Tuesday on a three-year contract worth $15.75 million ($5.25 million per season salary cap hit).
Vrana submitted a figure of $5.7 million for next season, in arbitration, according to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman, while the Wings offered $3.65 million.
By getting Vrana to agree to a three-year contract, the Wings have Vrana under team control for one year past his eligibility to become an unrestricted free agent.