The Winnipeg Jets extended qualifying offers to 12 restricted free agents Monday, securing their playing rights and buying more time for ongoing contract negotiations.
NHL teams had until 4 p.m. Monday to make a decision on players with RFA status. Players who did not receive qualifying offers became unrestricted free agents after the deadline.
And that's where goalie Jamie Phillips, defencemen Joe Morrow and Jan Kostalek and forward Jimmy Lodge find themselves.
Morrow, 25, joined the Jets as a trade-deadline acquisition and appeared in 18 regular-season games and six playoff games. He had a goal and four assists in the regular season, and one huge goal in the playoffs which proved to be the winner in the first series opener against Minnesota.