Jets Defenseman Files for Arbitration

A key Winnipeg Jets defenseman has filed for arbitration as he awaits a new contract.

Jan 22, 2025; Denver, Colorado, USA; Winnipeg Jets defenseman Dylan Samberg (54) controls the puck in the first period against the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images / Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images

The NHL offseason has reached the arbitration case stage of the offseason with Winnipeg Jets defenseman Dylan Samberg being the first to file. The 26-year-old Jets’ blue liner has 216 NHL games under his belt and can only sign a one-year deal through arbitration thanks to being eligible for unrestricted free agency next year.

According to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, the Jets are coming in with an offer at $2.5 million while Samberg’s number sits at $6 million. While the two parties are distant in their stances, a new deal can be signed before an official arbitration hearing begins.

We have an arbitration filing for Dylan Samberg

He can only be given a one-year deal as he is eligible for unrestricted free agency next summer

Jets: $2.5M

Player: $6M

Remember these filings are strategic and can be settled until the hearing begins

— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) July 28, 2025

Over the course of his four-year NHL career, Samberg has picked up nine goals and 42 assists for 51 total points from the blue line. He is yet to score a goal in the playoffs but has three assists in 23 postseason games.

Standing at six-foot-four, 216 pounds, the sizable defenseman is currently slotting in as the Jets’ second line defenseman alongside Neal Pionk.

Samberg is coming off of a two-year deal with the Jets that earned him $1.4 million annually. The Jets have plenty of salary cap space to utilize with over $10.5 million remaining.

Samberg is one of two remaining restricted free agents on the Jets’ NHL roster with forward Rasmus Kupari still in need of a deal. Kupari also has arbitration rights.

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