Player agent Lewis Gross is a busy man these days.
Gross has been going hard negotiating contracts for a couple of his clients and one of those - Brian Dumoulin - is reaping the benefits after inking a six-year, $24.6-million deal on Monday.
With Dumoulin now inked to a deal, Lewis' priorities will now shift to fellow Pittsburgh Penguin, forward Conor Sheary, who also remains a restricted free agent seeking a deal.
"We've been working on Conor for a while," Gross said, according to Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "We'll get back at it (Tuesday). Hopefully we'll be able to make a deal on Conor as well."
Lewis doesn't necessarily believe the process will go down the same way Dumoulin's did, but in the end he believes both sides would like to avoid arbitration.
"Each one is so different," Gross said. "Ultimately, though, team and player would like to avoid going in that room. It's not a pleasant experience."
Sheary has quickly become an important cog in the Penguins' offense, helping the team in its back-to-back Stanley Cup runs. This past season - his first full campaign in the NHL - he tallied 23 goals and 53 points in 61 games.
The Penguins and Sheary are scheduled to have an arbitration meeting on Aug. 4.
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