Overview
- The Winnipeg Jets agreed to a five-year contract worth $30 million, carrying a $6 million average annual value, that Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported on Wednesday.
- The new deal removes a July 20 arbitration hearing between Perfetti and the club and secures the 24-year-old through the early part of his prime.
- Perfetti’s 2025–26 season was hampered by a high-ankle sprain and an early return that he said affected his play, and he posted 32 points in 68 games after a 50-point campaign the year before.
- The contract raises Perfetti’s cap hit from his previous $3.25 million bridge deal and leaves Winnipeg with limited short-term cap room and one remaining notable RFA to resolve.
- Beyond cost certainty for the Jets, analysts say the signing could shape roster moves this summer by changing what Winnipeg can add or demand in any trade for goalie Connor Hellebuyck.