The Winnipeg Jets and forward Kyle Connor are getting closer to a contract extension, according to TSN Hockey Insider Darren Dreger.
TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun reports that the focus is on completing an eight-year deal.
Connor is entering the final season of a seven-year, $50 million contact that he signed in 2019.
The 28-year-old appeared in all 82 regular season games last year and posted 41 goals with 56 assists for a career-high 97 points.
His best goal tally came in 2021-22 when he found the net 47 times.
Connor has spent his entire 613-game NHL career as a member of the Jets. Since making his debut during the 2016-17 season, he has 284 goals and 298 assists across nine campaigns.
He has also played in 58 playoff games for Winnipeg and has 20 goals and 29 assists in the postseason.
The Michigan native was selected 17th overall in the first round of the 2015 NHL Draft by the Jets.
