Samberg signs 2-year, $2.8 million contract with Jets

Dylan Samberg signed a two-year, $2.8 million contract with the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday. It has an average annual value of $1.4 million.

The 24-year-old defenseman was a restricted free agent.

Samberg had eight points (two goals, six assists) and was plus-10 in 63 games last season, his first full season in the NHL, averaging 14:56 of ice time per game. He did not have a point and was minus-3 in five Stanley Cup Playoff games for the Jets (46-33-3), who were the second wild card into the playoffs from the Western Conference. They lost to the Vegas Golden Knights in five games in the first round.

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Selected by Winnipeg in the second round (No. 43) of the 2017 NHL Draft, Samberg has 13 points (two goals, 11 assists) in 78 regular-season games, all with the Jets.