The New York Rangers have avoided arbitration with defenseman Brady Skjei, as the two sides agreed to a six year, $31.5 million deal.
OFFICIAL: #NYR have agreed to terms with restricted free agent defenseman Brady Skjei on a six-year contract. pic.twitter.com/ZZQWrC3hHb
— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) July 28, 2018
The $5.25 AAV might seem a tad high for a player going into his first RFA years, but the Rangers are betting on the young defenseman to be worth the deal, and Skjei has not given the Rangers any reason to doubt that he will be worth it, at least early on.