Overview
- The Devils signed Gritsyuk to a three-year, $9.75 million contract on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, after tendering a qualifying offer to retain his restricted free-agent rights on June 29.
- The deal carries a $3.25 million average annual value with a salary breakdown of $2.25 million in 2026–27, $2.75 million in 2027–28, and $4.75 million in 2028–29.
- Gritsyuk finished his first NHL season with 13 goals and 31 points in 66 games and made the jump to North America after several seasons in the KHL as a 2019 fifth-round pick.
- He is entering the offseason recovering from an upper-body injury that required surgery in March and has no new public timetable for his return.
- The back-loaded structure and the timing of the extension free up roughly $9.7 million in cap space for New Jersey and follows summer roster moves that include trading Jacob Markstrom and acquiring Evan Rodrigues and Jesper Boqvist.