Report: Lightning, Namestnikov agree to 2-year contract worth $3.875M
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The Tampa Bay Lightning have reached a two-year deal with restricted free-agent forward Vladislav Namestnikov worth an AAV of $1.93 million, according to ESPN's Craig Custance.
By reaching an agreement, both sides avoid an arbitration hearing, which was scheduled for Friday.
In signing Namestnikov, Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman met the needs of another Tampa Bay RFA, and now only two remain - sniper Nikita Kucherov and defenseman Nikita Nesterov.
Namestnikov was drafted 27th overall by Tampa Bay in 2011 and reached career highs across the board last season with 14 goals and 21 assists in 80 games.