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.
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