Winnipeg Jets
· 2026-06-30
The Winnipeg Jets extended qualifying offers to forward Cole Perfetti and defenseman Tyrel Bauer on Monday.
The Jets secured the rights to Perfetti, a top ten pick in the 2020 NHL Draft, and Bauer, a physical blueliner.
Perfetti is coming off a lackluster season, finishing with 12 goals and 19 assists for 32 points in 68 games.
The qualifying offer keeps Perfetti under Jets control as a restricted free agent, signaling that Winnipeg still believes in his offensive upside.
Perfetti's current cap hit sits at $3.25 million, and any new deal will likely push that number slightly higher with the rising NHL salary cap.
The Jets are currently 12th in the Western Conference with a 35-35 record, on a L4 streak, as of June 30, 2026.
Bauer also received a qualifying offer, retaining the Jets' rights to the physical blueliner, who had a goal and four assists for five points in 52 games with the Manitoba Moose in the AHL.
As for Jaret Anderson-Dolan, the decision not to qualify him means he will hit the open market as a free agent.
Anderson-Dolan was selected 41st overall by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2017 NHL Draft but never developed into the player that pedigree suggested.
The Winnipeg Jets will now focus on negotiating a new contract with Perfetti, whose next deal will be one of the more closely watched negotiations in Winnipeg this summer.
Perfetti has already etched his name into Jets history, most memorably for his game-tying goal with 2.2 seconds left in regulation of Game 7 against the St. Louis Blues in the 2025 playoffs.
The Jets have seen enough of Bauer to bring him back for another season, valuing his physicality and toughness in their depth pool.