The Winnipeg Jets signed center Jim Slater to a three-year contract Wednesday. The 29-year-old Slater, from Lapeer, Mich., had 13 goals and eight assists in 78 games last season. He has 60 goals, 61 assists and 322 penalty minutes in 449 career games with the Atlanta/Winnipeg franchise. Slater was set to become an unrestricted free agent July 1.

Quick Hits from around the league: The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed netminder Riku Helenius to a two-year contract. GM Steve Yzerman said the deal will officially be announced at some point today. According to a report, the first year of the deal is a two-way agreement and the second year carries a one-way pact that [...]

According to the Winnipeg Free Press, General Manager Kevin Chevaldayoff hinted contract negotiations are on hold as the team battles to earn a berth in the postseason. Members of the Jets scheduled to become unrestricted free agents are forwards Jim Slater, Tanner Glass, Kyle Wellwood, Tim Stapleton, defensemen Mark Flood, Randy Jones, and goaltender Chris [...]

Expressing disdain for the terms “buyers” and “sellers”, the General Manager of the Winnipeg Jets recently conceded he’s not interested in acquiring a “rental” player ahead of the February 27th trade deadline. According to the Winnipeg Free Press, improving the team for beyond the next two/three months appears to be Kevin Chevaldayoff’s goal. To that end, no one is [...]

The Jets currently sit 21-20-5 overall, are 2-6 in January and Ken Wiebe on the Winnipeg Sun believes the Jets will be open for business, but that is will not be a fire sale and General Manager Kevin Cheveldayoff isn’t going to be giving players away just for the sake of making changes. The Jets roster currently [...]