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Utah Signs Barrett Hayton To Two-Year Contract

July 8, 2024 at 5:36 pm CDT | by Brennan McClain 1 Comment

As alluded to earlier today, the Utah Hockey Club has signed Barrett Hayton to a two-year contract according to a team announcement. The contract will pay Hayton $2.65MM each year of the deal and will not include performance or signing bonuses.

In the press release the general manager of Utah, Bill Armstrong, said, “We are very pleased to sign Barrett to an extension. Barrett is a reliable two-way center who is strong in the face-off circle and is a great complement down the middle to our high-skilled forwards. We look forward to having him back with our organization“.

The extension for Hayton strikes as a modest commitment from the team as they hope he will be able to reach his draft expectations as the formal fifth overall pick of the 2018 NHL Draft. Hayton has inarguably failed to reach his offensive ceiling compared to his time with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey League, but has shown promising talents on the defensive side of the puck.

There was some optimism following the 2022-23 NHL season that Hayton could become more of a legitimate top-six option after scoring 19 goals and 43 points in 82 games but injuries prohibited any meaningful steps forward this past season. In mid-November of the 2023-24 NHL season, Hayton suffered an upper-body injury in a game against the Dallas Stars that was originally only meant to keep him out of the lineup for a maximum of six weeks. Unfortunately, Hayton experienced a setback in his recovery which prolonged his return to nearly three months after the initial injury.

Because of his setback in the recovery process, Hayton was limited to 33 games last season where he mustered three goals and 10 points in total. Hayton still showed promising results on the defensive side of the puck despite the lagging offensive output as he achieved a 49.6% faceoff rate in the dot and a 56.0% CorsiFor% (ranking first on the team for players with 25+ games).

Utah should have sufficient depth to bump Hayton down to a middle-six role to start next season and use him in more favorable matchups. Logan Cooley is poised for more responsibility after a solid 2023-24 season which should take some stress away from Hayton down the middle. If he can stay healthy, Hayton should improve upon his previous output after a lost season.

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  1. Nha Trang

    1 year ago

    (tries to figure out what makes a dead average faceoff percentage “strong on the dot.”)

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