On Friday, the NHL and the NHL Players' Association announced that the Winnipeg Jets and Dustin Byfuglien mutually terminated his contract with the organization.
The agreement came following Byfuglien filing a grievance in September after he was suspended by the Jets. He's now an unrestricted free agent. The Athletic's Pierre LeBrun confirmed he wouldn't be able to sign with another team until the beginning of next season and Byfuglien reportedly wants to retire per NHL Insider John Shannon.
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Byfuglien asked Winnipeg to go on personal leave on Sept. 12 and the team obliged. He was suspended by the club on Sept. 20 for failing to report to training camp.
The member of the Blackhawks' 2010 Stanley Cup championship team, didn't play at all this season and underwent ankle surgery in October.
His contract would have expired after the 2020-21 season with a cap hit of $7.6 million and a modified no trade clause.
The Roseau, Minnesota native was selected in the eighth round of the 2003 NHL Draft (245th overall) by the Blackhawks. He had 109 regular season points (55 goals, 54 assists) with Chicago from 2006-2010.
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