Here is the latest NHL offseason news, including the Winnipeg Jets and Gabriel Vilardi reaching a six-year deal.

Vilardi, 25, is now under contract through the 2030-31 season at a $7.5-million cap hit, according to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman. Vilardi filed for arbitration earlier in July, so this signing avoids a hearing where the Jets would have had to try to convince an arbitrator why Vilardi is not worth as much as the player's camp says he is.

The Winnipeg Jets locked up forward Gabriel Vilardi on Friday, signing the forward to a six-year extension worth $45 million.

Winnipeg Jets forward Gabriel Vilardi signed a six-year, $45 million contract extension, avoiding arbitration. The 25-year-old restricted free agent's annual salary of $7.5 million represents a raise from $3.

The Winnipeg Jets signed one of their three remaining restricted free agents on Monday, agreeing to a two-year deal with forward Morgan Barron. The contract carries an average annual value of $1.85 million for the 6-foot-4,