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Devils, goalie Vitek Vanecek agree to $10.2M, 3-year deal

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Published 10:51 AM

By STEPHEN WHYNO
AP Hockey Writer

The New Jersey Devils have avoided arbitration with Vitek Vanecek and agreed to terms with the goaltender on a $10.2 million, three-year contract. Vanecek will count $3.4 million against the salary cap through 2025. New Jersey acquired Vanecek in a trade with Washington at the NHL draft. The 26-year-old Czech is expected to compete with incumbent starter Mackenzie Blackwood for the No. 1 job with the Devils. General manager Tom Fitzgerald expects a bounce-back year from Blackwood after a heel injury derailed the young goalie last season.

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