The Winnipeg Jets have lost the Paul Stastny sweepstakes.
Stastny has signed a three-year contract with the Vegas Golden Knights, with an average annual value of $6.5 million. That's just slightly less than the veteran centre made on his last contract — $7 million a year since 2014 with the St. Louis Blues.
He was an unrestricted free agent after spending three months with the Jets.
Winnipeg acquired Stastny at the trade deadline Feb. 26 for a first-round pick in last month's NHL Draft, along with prospect Erik Foley.