Andrew Ladd Re-signs with Winnipeg
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The Winnipeg Jets have avoided salary arbitration with forward Andrew Ladd, agreeing to a five-year, $22 million contract with their captain before the 5pm et deadline to file.
The deal will pay Ladd $4 million next season and $4.5 million in each of the following four seasons.
Ladd, 25, posted career highs in goals and points with the Atlanta Thrashers in 2010-11 recording 29 goals and 59 points in 81 games. The Maple Ridge, BC native was named captain of the Thrashers on November 18, 2010. Ladd joined the Thrashers after a trade with the Chicago Blackhawks on July 1, 2010, in exchange for defenceman Ivan Vishnevskiy and a second-round pick in 2011 which the Blackhawks used to select defenceman Adam Clendening.
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Tags: Andrew Ladd Trade Rumors Winnipeg Jets Trade Rumours
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NHL Trade Rumor Created on Tuesday, 05 July 2011 14:45 |
