The Tampa Bay Lightning will avoid arbitration with forward Vladislav Namestnikov agreeing to a two-year, $3.875 million deal according to Craig Custance of ESPN.

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The restricted free agent appeared in 80 games last season for the Lightning, scoring 14 goals and adding 21 assists with a plus-17 rating.

The Zhukovskiy, Russia native was scheduled for an arbitration meeting on Friday.