Jets ink Armia, Lowry to 2-year contracts

The Winnipeg Jets made a pair of moves Thursday, signing forwards Joel Armia and Adam Lowry to two-year contracts, the club announced.

Armia's deal carries and AAV of $925,000, while Lowry's is worth $1.125 million annually. Both players are 23 years old.

Armia - drafted 16th overall in 2011 by the Buffalo Sabres - has yet to make his mark in the NHL, but suited up in a career-high 43 games for the Jets last season, recording 10 points.

Lowry endured a slight decline is production last season, registering 17 points in 74 games compared to a career-high 23 points in 2014-15.

Both players should slot into the Jets' bottom six, behind a heavily talented core at the top.

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