Coyotes sign RFA forward Christian Fischer to 2-year deal
Oct 19, 2020, 10:01 AM | Updated: 10:04 am
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(Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
The Arizona Coyotes signed forward Christian Fischer to a two-year contract, the team announced Monday.
Per Coyotes insider Craig Morgan, the two-year, one-way deal comes with an average annual value of $1 million.
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“We are very pleased to sign Christian to a multi-year contract,” Coyotes GM Bill Armstrong said in a press release. “Christian is a hard-working, power forward who is strong along the boards. He will add size and toughness to our forward group.”
The Coyotes tendered qualifying offers to Fischer — plus defensemen Jordan Gross and Vili Saarijarvi — on Oct. 9, making the trio restricted free agents as NHL free agency opened.
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In his fourth season with the Coyotes, Fischer played 56 games. He recorded six goals and three assists for nine points and notched one game-winning goal. Fischer also posted 16 PIM. In nine playoff games in 2020, the forward tallied one assist for one point.
The 6-foot-2, 214-pound forward was selected in the second round (No. 32 overall) of the 2015 NHL Draft.
Fischer’s signing comes after the team added forward Johan Larsson to a two-year deal last week.
