Gustav Nyquist filed for arbitration earlier this month, according to the NHLPA, but that won’t be needed after the 25-year-old forward agreed to a four-year contract with the Detroit Red Wings.
“We’re very happy to have Gustav locked up for four more years,” Red Wings general manager Ken Holland said Friday in a press release. “He’s quickly become an important part of our team, and is a critical piece to the Red Wings’ future. He is just now entering the prime of his career.”
Nyquist played in all 82 games last season and finished fourth on the team in scoring with 54 points (27 goals, 27 assists). He also scored one goal with one assist in Detroit’s seven-game first-round playoff series loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning.
The Swedish right winger made his Red Wings debut during the 2011-12 campaign and has tallied 115 points (59 goals, 56 assists) in 179 career games in the NHL. His 54 goals over the past two seasons lead Detroit.
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