Confirmed with Link: Avs sign Georgiev to 3-year x $3.4M AAV deal

[chet1926]

Kind of the going rate for younger goalies who are trying to prove they deserve to be full time starters.

It's basically the same deal Gru got when he came here.

About what I expected.

 

[Heyduke]

If he plays well this will be another masterful move by Joe. But if he struggles, the Avs are going to be stuck with this contract.

 

[forsbergavs32]

I'm lazy to research, but is the longest we'll have had control of a (let's assume) starting goalie this century?

We had Varly for 8 years

 

[CalderKing21]

Excellent…. Love that it’s 3 years. He gonna get a damn bag after those 3 years but it will be Stanley Cup fun before then.

 

[sethro109]

.4 more than I would have liked, but if he does turn into a real #1 here, then it's obviously an amazing contract for a starter.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Essentially got the Grubauer deal + $100K

 

[Richard88]

Guessing Grubauer's $3.33m was the baseline here and he got an extra $66.7k to reflect a % rise of the cap.

His QO was 1 x $2.65m, so the logic was probably 2 years at $3m, or 3 years at ~$3.35m, a ~$350k increase per UFA year bought.

This was definitely ~$400k more than what I was hoping for. Together with the $250k raise for Cogliano that's $650k that might have been saved with some harder negotiation.

Overall can't be too upset here though. The Avs have their starting goalie locked in for 3 years at a relatively cheap caphit. If he has success it'll look like a good value deal.

 

[ANewHope]

If he plays well this will be another masterful move by Joe. But if he struggles, the Avs are going to be stuck with this contract.

Pretty much. If our pro scouting continues to be great and we get average starting goaltending for 3 years for 3.4 mill it'll be another home run by Sakic.

If he struggles than we'll basically have overpaid him by 1 mill for the next 3 seasons. I like the confidence by Sakic. If your going to roll the dice, commit. If we signed him for 2.8-3 mill for 2 seasons it'll just another Gru/Keumper situation if he works out in 2 years. Getting that extra year if your betting on him being a starting quality goaltender for like 300-500K makes sense IMO.

 

[Northern Avs Fan]

They could’ve gone $2.9M on 2 years, but then you’re basically saying you don’t believe this is going to work out. The Avs obviously believe in the player.

This move has always been a risk. If he becomes a mid level starter then this deal is amazing, if he plays around a .900 SV% then you’re overpaying for backup level play.

 

[Balthazar]

@Richard88

One down, three to go

 

[tucker3434]

Gross.

 

[CalderKing21]

And now we know your twitter handle

Guessing Grubauer's $3.33m was the baseline here and he got an extra $66.7k to reflect a % rise of the cap.

His QO was 1 x $2.65m, so the logic was probably 2 years at $3m, or 3 years at ~$3.35m, a ~$350k increase per UFA year bought.

This was definitely ~$400k more than what I was hoping for. Together with the $250k raise for Cogliano that's $650k that might have been saved with some harder negotiation.

Overall can't be too upset here though. The Avs have their starting goalie locked in for 3 years at a relatively cheap caphit. If he has success it'll look like a good value deal.

Ain’t nobody trying to save 650k vs upgrading the team

 

[jabubenice]

I was thinking between 3 and 3.5, so this is right where I expected.

exactly this... reading the main boards take, you would think sakic shit the bed...reminds me how toxic this site and its couch managers can be... goalies are going for a premium at the moment and getting a young potential starter for jus over $3 million is a good move. gives us massive flexibility

 

[Balthazar]

Gross.

3 years of a starting goalie at 3.4M is as cheap as you'll find in the league.

 

[ASmileyFace]

Would have rather done 2x$3 but gotta trust Sakic here.

 

[CalderKing21]

3 years of a starting goalie at 3.4M is as cheap as you'll find in the league.

They want top 3 level play for ELC money.

Seriously, this is the same reaction people had when Varly was acquired instead of Bernier or Schneider.

 

[tucker3434]

3 years of a starting goalie at 3.4M is as cheap as you'll find in the league.

That assumes he's good enough to be a starter which he hasn't proven yet.

 

[Balthazar]

I'm happy with this. It's a bit risky but we can't run into a situation where we have no starter every year. Three years of cheap goaltending is a good thing.

Ultimately if it doesn't work just do what the Leafs just did with Mrazek.

 

[Richard88]

@Richard88

One down, three to go

More importantly why are you using the light version of HF? Dark is much better

 

[AllAboutAvs]

QO was 2.65M so no surprises here that he got more than that and obviously Sakic had to pay for the 3rd year. For 3 years I was hoping it was going to be 3.2M so I'm ok with that. If he turns out like I think he will people will be very pleased that Sakic paid a bit more for that 3rd year.

 

[jaisen73]

By this time next year we'll either be screaming "Bargain!" or "Buyout!"

 

[CalderKing21]

QO was 2.65M so no surprises here that he got more than that and obviously Sakic had to pay for the 3rd year. For 3 years I was hoping it was going to be 3.2M so I'm ok with that. If he turns out like I think he will people will be very pleased that Sakic paid a bit more for that 3rd year.

Given the UFA contracts the last 3 goalies have signed or are projected to sign…definitely want that 3rd year.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Interesting structure

 

[Goulet17]

Colorado bought out two UFA years. Considering Ville Husso just received $4.75 AAV for three UFA years, this is not a bad deal.

 

[CalderKing21]

Interesting structure

That’s the ”if this doesn’t work out, your ass is traded without retention in year 3” contract.