Winnipeg Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff pulled off a tidy bit of work Friday in locking up forward Gabriel Vilardi to a six-year extension worth $7.5 million per year.

The Jets announced that they have reached a six-year deal with top-line winger Vilardi, avoiding an arbitration hearing. It's worth $7.5 million a year, more than double his last contract. Vilardi set ...