Ducks, Hebert to Skip Arbitration

The Mighty Ducks and goaltender Guy Hebert are completing details of an incentive-laden three-year contract and will avoid a Friday arbitration hearing, agent Brian Cook said Tuesday.

Hebert was seeking a raise that would put him close to the $1.2 million-a-year average salary for starting goalies.

However, Duck General Manager Jack Ferreira offered Hebert a deal that will pay him slightly less than $1 million a year but has bonuses and incentives.

Hebert, whose scheduled salary last season was $535,500, has a record of 32-47-7 and a goals-against average of 2.95 in the team’s first two seasons.