Philadelphia Flyers and Brayden Schenn Avoid Arbitration and Sign Four Year Deal

The Philadelphia Flyers and forward Brayden Schenn managed to avoid an arbitration hearing as they agreed to a four-year contract worth 5.125 million dollars per season, on Monday.

Schenn, 24 was scheduled to take his case to the hearing before the two sides were able to come to the last minute agreement. In 80 games this past season, he put up 26 goals and 33 assists for the Flyers. A career high for him in the National Hockey League. 

His five game winning goals were tied for the team lead during the season. He put up 11 power play goals (tied for second) and 22 power play points (tied for third) during the 2015-2016 NHL campaign. 

In seven seasons between the Flyers and the Los Angeles Kings, Schenn has scored 84 goals and 109 assists in 354 regular season games. In 24 Stanley Cup Playoff games he has added three goals and eight assists. 

Schenn is the second Flyer player this summer to avoid arbitration, as Jordan Weal agreed on a new deal on July 11. Brandon Manning, scheduled to have an arbitration hearing on August 2, is the only remaining restricted free agent for the Flyers. 

The Kings selected Schenn with the fifth over pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. The Flyers acquired him in the summer of 2011, as part of the deal that sent Mike Richards to Los Angeles in exchange for Schenn and Wayne Simmonds as well as a second round pick in 2012. 

Schenn has the fourth highest cap hit on the team, with only Claude Giroux Jacob Voracek and Mark Streit earning more than him. The Flyers still have room under the salary cap to resign Manning.