Filing for arbitration allows restricted free agents to give their teams an incentive to get a deal done sooner rather than later. It's been common for the last few years and Eric Gelinas becomes the latest to have used it for that purpose. Tom Gulitti at Fire & Ice reported this afternoon that Gelinas and the New Jersey Devils agreed to a two year contract worth $3.15 million. He'll get $1.5 million next season and $1.65 in 2016-17. There will be no arbitration hearing. As Gelinas stated per Gulitti's post, it's a "nice little bridge deal.
Eric Gelinas Gets Another Bridge Deal Worth $3.15 Million Over 2 Years
