Jet Greaves, Blue Jackets avoid arbitration with two-year deal

Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Jet Greaves plays against the Nashville Predators during the second period of an NHL hockey game. (Mark Humphrey/AP Photo)

The Columbus Blue Jackets are bringing back a promising, young AHL goaltender in Jet Greaves.

The two sides came to an agreement on a two-year contract in order to avoid arbitration, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported on Friday.

The deal is a two-way contract worth $800,000 at the NHL level in 2024-25, and a one-way deal worth $825,000 in 2025-26.

Greaves, 23, made eight starts with the Blue Jackets last season, going 3-6 while putting up a 3.49 GAA and .908 save percentage. He made his debut in 2022-23 and has 10 total appearances at the big-league level. 

The Cambridge, Ont., native has really succeeded in the AHL, where, last season, he set the Cleveland Monsters’ single-season record for wins (30) and all-time record for wins (61), passing current Oilers goaltender Calvin Pickard. 

He was named an All-Star in the AHL last season after putting up a solid 2.93 GAA and .910 save percentage in 46 games. Greaves also put up a 2.17 GAA and .926 save percentage in 13 playoff games. 

July 12, 2024

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Jet Greaves
Goaltender
AGE: 24
SIGNED BY
Columbus Blue Jackets
LENGTH
2 yrs
CONTRACT TYPE
Re-signing
SALARY CAP HIT
$800,000
TOTAL
$1.625 million

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