Flyers Sign Jamie Drysdale To Four-Year Contract

The Philadelphia Flyers and RFA defenseman Jamie Drysdale have agreed on a four-year, $6.5MM AAV contract extension, per a team announcement. The deal allows both parties to avoid the arbitration process. Philadelphia entered the week with its two key RFAs, forward Trevor Zegras and Drysdale, still unsigned. While it was reported that the team was confident agreements on extensions would be reached with each player before their respective arbitration dates, it was unclear whether that confidence would actually materialize in the form of new contracts. Now, the Flyers have both players locked up through the end of the decade. Drysdale,…