Winnipeg Jets forward Nic Petan has signed his one-year qualifying offer, the team confirmed Wednesday.

Petan, who had two goals in 15 games with the Jets last season, will make $874,125 in the NHL on the two-way deal this season. Mike McIntyre of the Winnipeg Free Press reports Petan will make only $70,000 if he spents the year in the AHL.

As McIntyre points out, Petan will require waivers if the Jets elect to send him down to the AHL at any point during the 2018-19 season.

The 23-year-old posted 15 goals and 52 points in 52 AHL contests last season, but his success hasn't transferred to the NHL, where he has five goals and 21 points in 95 career contests.

Petan's agent, Joe Oliver, said in June that he believes the winger can play a top-six role in the NHL, but remains "on the outside looking in with the Jets."

Petan, who was selected 43rd overall in 2013, sits behind Nikolaj Ehlers, Kyle Connor, Mathieu Perrault, Andrew Copp, and Brandon Tanev on the team's depth chart at left wing. Brendan Lemieux, who appeared in nine games last season, AHL standout Mason Appleton and 2017 first-round pick Kristian Vesalainen are also expected to compete with Petan for a roster spot next season. 

Oliver made it clear back in June that his client has not requested a trade from the Jets and stopped shy of saying that's the best move for his career moving ahead.

"I wouldn’t say that. I wouldn’t say he’s best served playing somewhere else," Oliver said. "If [the Jets] are looking to make changes or moves and open up a spot... I still think it is a great place for him to play. But if they’re pretty secure on the group that’s there, and moving forward, then that log-jam becomes maybe insurmountable, where you maybe can’t get into that lineup to show people what he can do.

"I think it’s really important to say — and I’ve said this to Chevy [Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff] on multiple occasions — Nic loves it there. He loves the city, he loves the team. The environment is great. I think he would want to be part of the Jets for the long term, 100 per cent. The only underlying thing there would be, is there an opportunity for him to play there? And right now, I can tell you I’m not sure that there is."

With Petan accepting his qualifying offer, the Jets have four restricted free agents remaining in Josh Morrissey, Nicolas Kerdiles, Eric Comrie and JC Lipon.