- Arseny Gritsyuk signed a three-year, $9.75 million contract with the Devils on Tuesday
- The deal carries a $3.25 million cap hit and runs through 2028-29
- Read below for what the new contract means after his 31-point rookie season
Arseny Gritsyuk is staying in New Jersey.
The Devils re-signed the restricted free agent to a three-year contract on Tuesday, the team announced. The deal is worth $9.75 million total and carries a $3.25 million cap hit.
We said this one was coming. New Jersey was closing in on the extension earlier this week, and the front office got it done a day before free agency opened.
His salary climbs each year. Gritsyuk makes $2.25 million in 2026-27, $2.75 million in 2027-28, and $4.75 million in the final season. GM Sunny Mehta locked him up before July 1, when the winger’s entry-level deal and its $925,000 cap hit were set to expire.
This also clears a box for New Jersey. The Devils tendered Gritsyuk a qualifying offer on Monday, and getting the longer deal done means one less piece of business hanging over the desk heading into Wednesday.
Gritsyuk just wrapped a solid rookie year. He put up 31 points (13 goals, 18 assists) in 66 games before a shoulder injury cut his season short.
He made a little history along the way. The 25-year-old became the first player in franchise history to wear No. 81, debuting in the season opener against Carolina on October 9.
Getting here took a while. New Jersey drafted Gritsyuk in the fifth round back in 2019, and he spent most of his career with SKA St. Petersburg in the KHL before coming over last fall.
Now he is signed through his prime years at a number the Devils will happily live with if the production keeps trending up.
