BOSTON
The Boston Bruins and center Ryan Spooner avoided arbitration on the day of their hearing, agreeing to a one-year, $2,825,000 deal Wednesday.
The 25-year-old Spooner became a restricted free agent July 1 after finishing a two-year contract that was worth $950,000 per season.
He had 11 goals and 28 assists in 78 games last season, his second full season in the NHL. He has 32 goals and 85 assists in 214 regular-season NHL games.
“I think the next step that I need to make is when the offense kind of dries up I need to be able to be more of a dependable, defensive guy,” Spooner said. “And if that’s strength or kind of the mental side of the game, that’s kind of for me to figure out. … I think the biggest strive that I can make is show that I can be trusted and bring some grit to my game.”
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