The Seattle Kraken avoided arbitration and agreed to terms with defenseman Cale Fleury on a two-year contract on Sunday.
The deal carries an average annual value of $800,000, according to Sportsnet, and keeps Fleury in the core of the Kraken’s blueliners after their first playoff appearance last season.
Fleury, 24, is not a scorer — he posted one assist in 12 games with Seattle last year — but he can take up ice time on the Kraken’s third pairing after averaging 13:18 last season.
He began his career with the Montreal Canadiens, skating in 41 games in 2019-20, finishing with one goal and 14:21 in average ice time.
The Canadiens selected the Calgary native in the third round of the 2017 draft. The Kraken acquired Fleury from Montreal in the 2021 expansion draft.
Information from Reuters was used in this report.