Winnipeg Jets ink 1-year deal with Nyquist on 2nd day of NHL free agency

The Canadian Press

· Posted: Jul 02, 2025 3:13 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hr ago

The Winnipeg Jets signed winger Gustav Nyquist to a one-year declaration worthy $3.25 cardinal US connected the 2nd time of NHL escaped bureau Wednesday.

Nyquist produced 11 goals and 17 assists successful 79 games divided betwixt the Nashville Predators and Minnesota Wild past season.

The 35-year-old Swede has totalled 209 goals and 531 points crossed 863 vocation games with Minnesota, Nashville, Columbus, San Jose and Detroit.

Winnipeg besides made a bid of moves astir the edges of its roster Wednesday, signing 5 players to identical one-year, two-way contracts worthy $775,000 successful the NHL.

The nine inked forwards Phil Di Giuseppe, Walker Duehr and Samuel Fagemo, on with defenceman Kale Clague and goaltender Isaac Poulter.

Winnipeg besides waved goodbye to centre Mason Appleton, who agreed connected a two-year woody worthy $5.8 cardinal US with the Detroit Red Wings.

Di Giuseppe brings the astir acquisition among the players added, with 81 points (28 goals, 53 assists) successful 302 vocation games playing for the Carolina Hurricanes, Nashville Predators, New York Rangers and Vancouver Canucks.

The 31-year-old from Toronto registered a extremity and 5 assists successful 20 games with Vancouver successful 2024-25. He added 9 points (four goals, 5 assists) successful 20 contests for the American Hockey League's Abbotsford Canucks earlier chipping successful 11 points (six goals, 5 assists) crossed 24 playoff games arsenic portion of the team's Calder Cup victory.

Duehr, 27, has 21 points (11 goals, 10 assists) successful 92 vocation NHL games with the Calgary Flames and San Jose Sharks, portion the 25-year-old Fagemo has 3 goals and an assistance crossed 21 contests divided betwixt the Predators and Los Angeles Kings.

Clague, 27, has 21 points (two goals, 19 assists) successful 94 vocation games with the Kings, Montreal Canadiens and Buffalo Sabres. The 23-year-old Poulter has yet to suit up successful the NHL. He posted a 16-13-6 grounds with 1 shutout, an .898 prevention percent and a 2.86 goals-against mean for the AHL's Utica Comets past season.

Jets wide manager Kevin Cheveldayoff had a quiescent opening to NHL escaped bureau Tuesday, signing unrestricted escaped cause forwards Cole Koepke and Tanner Pearson to one-year contracts worthy $1 cardinal each.

Winnipeg's one-year woody with centre Jonathan Toews, who's attempting a comeback successful his hometown, was besides made official, portion winger Nikolaj Ehlers continues to measurement his options connected the UFA marketplace aft a decennary successful the Manitoba capital.