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The Utah Mammoth and New Jersey Devils had the NHL world in a little bit of suspense.
The suspense is over. The Mammoth have made their decision on Barrett Hayton's contract after the New Jersey Devils and the center had agreed to an offer sheet.
In the end, the Mammoth decided to match the offer made to their unrestricted free agent.
"Hayton now has a one-year, $4.775M contract and cannot be traded until next July, after he is scheduled to become a UFA," Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman wrote on X on Wednesday as he broke the news. "Any player signed to a one-year contract is eligible to extend after Jan. 1, though."
The Utah Mammoth and New Jersey Devils had the NHL world in a little bit of suspense.
The suspense is over. The Mammoth have made their decision on Barrett Hayton's contract after the New Jersey Devils and the center had agreed to an offer sheet.
In the end, the Mammoth decided to match the offer made to their unrestricted free agent.
"Hayton now has a one-year, $4.775M contract and cannot be traded until next July, after he is scheduled to become a UFA," Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman wrote on X on Wednesday as he broke the news. "Any player signed to a one-year contract is eligible to extend after Jan. 1, though."
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