The Detroit Red Wings signed center Mason Appleton to a two-year contract Wednesday with an annual average value of $2.9 million. That seems like a hefty price for a 29-year-old coming off a 10-goal, 22-point season in 71 games for the Winnipeg Jets.

The Detroit Red Wings have added winger Mason Appleton to their roster in a two-year deal worth an average annual value of $2.9 million. Appleton adds some size to the Red Wings’ bottom-six. He played with Michigan State for two seasons from 2015-17 before signing with the Winnipeg Jets,