Cole Perfetti is determined to make the bridge deal that he just signed with the Winnipeg Jets pay off with a more lucrative pact in the future.

The Winnipeg Jets have re-signed restricted free agent forward Cole Perfetti to a two-year, $6.5 million deal.

Cole Perfetti signed a two-year, $6.5 million contract with the Winnipeg Jets on Monday. It has an average annual value of $3.25 million. The 22-year-old forward was a restricted free agent and had been absent from training camp, which opened Thursday. He set NHL career highs in goals (19) and points (38) in 71 games last season.

Jets' forward Cole Perfetti has quickly shifted his focus to the ice after inking a two-year bridge deal on Sept. 23 to end a stalemate.

We’ll never know exactly how Cole Perfetti’s deal came together, but odds are it was along the lines of the player telling his agent to ‘just get it done.’ The 22-year-old inked a two-year $6.5-million contract with the Winnipeg Jets on Monday evening,

WINNIPEG – The Winnipeg Jets Hockey Club announced today they have agreed to terms with forward Cole Perfetti on a two-year contract with an average annual value in the NHL of $3,250,000. Perfetti will be available to the media at hockey for all centre following the Jets practice on Tuesday, Sept. 24.

Winnipeg Jets and Cole Perfetti have finally come to an agreement on a two-year contract worth $6.5 million ($3.25 average annual value).

The Jets and Perfetti have agreed to a two-year contract, according to TSN insider Darren Dreger. This two-year contract carries an average annual value of $3.25 million. Perfetti will become a restricted free agent once again in 2026, according to PuckPedia. More to come on this developing story.