DETROIT -- The Detroit Red Wings have avoided arbitration and signed defenseman Danny DeKeyser to a $30 million, six-year contract.
DeKeyser will count $5 million against the salary cap throughout the length of the deal. Agent Don Meehan confirmed the terms of the contract Tuesday, including modified no-trade protection beginning in the 2017-18 season.
The restricted free agent and the club were scheduled to have their arbitration hearing on Thursday in Toronto.
Instead, the 26-year-old has a long-term deal. The Western Michigan product has 14 goals and 61 assists in 234 regular-season NHL games and has averaged over 21 minutes of ice time.
Rangers: Zborovskiy inked to entry-level contract
NEW YORK -- The New York Rangers have signed defenseman Sergey Zborovskiy on an entry-level contract.
General manager Jeff Gorton announced the signing of the team's third-round draft pick in 2015 on Tuesday.
Zborovskiy skated in 64 games with the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League this past season, collecting eight goals and 17 assists along with a plus-15 rating. The 19-year-old established WHL career-highs in goals, assists, points, and power play goals (two), and he tied his WHL career-high in plus/minus rating.
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The 6-foot-4, 200-pounder skated in 12 playoff games and had five assists this past season.
Zborovskiy has skated in 135 career WHL games over two seasons with Regina, registering 11 goals and 33 assists.
