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Pittsburgh Penguins Avoid Arbitration With Zach Aston-Reese

August 5, 2021 at 12:14 pm CDT | by Gavin Lee 3 Comments

Another player has avoided the dreaded arbitration hearing, as Zach Aston-Reese signs a one-year, $1.725MM contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Aston-Reese’s hearing was scheduled for August 23, but will no longer be required. GM Ron Hextall released a short statement on the deal:

Zach is a versatile forward that brings energy and edge to our lineup. He is a responsible, two-way player and we’re glad we were able to re-sign him.

One of 17 players to file for salary arbitration, Aston-Reese is already the fourth to settle before a hearing happens. The arbitration process is not a rewarding one, so teams and players almost often try to avoid it if possible. In this case, Aston-Reese is settling for a raise of just $725K over the salary he’s earned in each of the last two seasons.

An undrafted free agent signing out of Northeastern University, the 26-year-old Aston-Reese has proven to be a versatile player for the Penguins, moving up and down the lineup as needed. He’s not a top scoring threat by any means but did still chip in nine goals in 45 games this season. In 161 games overall, he has 27 goals and 51 points. Those numbers wouldn’t have helped him much in arbitration, which often focuses on counting stats over other contributions.

Still, he gets a slight raise and will now walk directly into unrestricted free agency next summer. Aston-Reese will turn 27 in just a few days and still figures into the Penguins lineup, though where exactly he fits isn’t clear. The team now has 13 forwards on one-way contracts, including nine being paid more than his $1.725MM. Even though the team lost Jared McCann and Brandon Tanev through the expansion process, things are still pretty crowded for the Penguins upfront.

Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff broke the news on Twitter

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  1. LarsAnderson

    10 months ago

    First. I like ZAR but I still wish Seattle would have taken him over Tanev.

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  2. bucsfan

    10 months ago

    ZAR gets a healthy raise up from 1MM. Not sure that he’s worth 1.75MM since he didn’t produce unless Blueger and Tanev were next to him, but it’s just for a year.

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  3. forwhomjoshbelltolled

    10 months ago

    ZAR is the lowest paid member of our fourth line.

    I suspect the lack of defense depth that forces Mark Friedman into the starting lineup was by design, but they should bargain shop for a right shot D and a forward or two (push Lafferty and Simon to waivers and the AHL).

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