Confirmed Signing with Link: [DAL] G Jake Oettinger signs extension with the Stars (8 years, $8.25M AAV)

[SEALBound]

Great news for Dallas. Good deal for both sides.

 

[eartotheground]

Man it's still so crazy to me that one of the best goaltenders in the league will only make 8.25M per season for 8 years but an absolute scrub in the NBA who plays like 12 minutes per night can make 10M per year on a 4 year contract then somehow get a pay raise.

nba tv contracts (and viewership) are significantly higher than the nhl

 

[The Hockey Tonk Man]

If Igor wasn't carrying them they would be. In fact, in the playoffs, they've been a lot worse than mid.

Yet somehow Quick had a resurgence playing on that mid Rangers team?
Shesterkin isn’t worth $3-$4mill more than Oettinger in a salary cap era.

Anywho. Beauty deal for Stars fans.

 

[Bleedred]

Yet somehow Quick had a resurgence playing on that mid Rangers team?
Shesterkin isn’t worth $3-$4mill more than Oettinger in a salary cap era.

Anywho. Beauty deal for Stars fans.

This is probably gonna derail this thread, but Quick's resurgence on the Rangers had more to do with him changing his playing style.

If you watched Quick in 2023-2024, he didn't really play like Quick anymore. There were remnants of it, but he really had to overhaul his game and the way he played. He wasn't flopping and dead to rights 10 times a game, which was causing multiple open net goals per game for much of his last several seasons in LA.

Quick never gave away his secrets or even said that he was playing differently, but it's very obvious from watching him that he was.

The Rangers have maybe the best goalie coach in the league, though now it appears that he's only the part time goalie coach as of this year.

 

[dgibb10]

Yet somehow Quick had a resurgence playing on that mid Rangers team?
Shesterkin isn’t worth $3-$4mill more than Oettinger in a salary cap era.

Anywho. Beauty deal for Stars fans.

He is.

In 23-24: Igor 18 GSAx, Oettinger 1 GSAx, playoffs Igor 16 GSAx Oetter 5 GSAx
22-23: Igor 28 GSAx, Oetter 21 GSAx, playoffs Igor 10 GSAx (7 games), Oetter NEGATIVE 7 GSAx
21-22: Igor 38 GSAx, Oetter 1 GSAx, playoffs Igor 23 GSAx, Oetter 13 GSAx


Igor is on a different level.

 

[Bleedred]

After seeing a 28 year old in his sophomore NHL season getting $5 million a year after one solid season in the NHL at 27 years old (Daccord) there's no telling what goalies are gonna get now.

I hope the Oilers don't go out and sign jabroni Skinner to something stupid like $4 or $5 million per. They can get some JAG for much cheaper, who likely is no worse than Skinner.

 

[Forsbergaura21]

If I’m NYR I send that to Shesterkin since apparently that’s the going rate for all goalies now lol

 

[AnInjuredJasonZucker]

8 x$10m incoming

I can't begin to say how disappointed I am that someone whose user name is Phrasing with an Archer avatar let the sentence "Need a Johnston extension now and I'll be real happy" slide.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1846962449095835976

So only ~$400k per year. Nice for Dallas, but not a huge deal in the whole "no tax" conversation.

 

[I am Canadian]

Goalies have been underpaid for years imo. It's the hardest role in hockey i'm cool with them getting more money.

Just look at Matt Muray. Career can be over (or almost over) in a blink of an eye.

 

[Breakers]

8.25 for eeeeeeverybody.

Except Shesterkin. He won't get what he's asking if he goes UFA.

You’re right
That’s why NY should stand Pat
Cause he has to make up the difference for the year lost that he can’t get in UFA.

 

[SenzZen]

Man it's still so crazy to me that one of the best goaltenders in the league will only make 8.25M per season for 8 years but an absolute scrub in the NBA who plays like 12 minutes per night can make 10M per year on a 4 year contract then somehow get a pay raise.

Here’s part of it:

 

[dgibb10]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1846962449095835976

Why would Swayman's deal be a minimum in negotiations for Oettinger when Swayman SIGNIFICANTLY outplayed him in both the regular and postseason last year?

 

[CupofOil]

LOL and Shesty won't take $11m.

He's better than Oettinger but not more than $3m/yr better.

 

[NyQuil]

 

[LemmyUlanov55]

The Swayman special. A young starter locked up for 8 yrs., good for the Stars.

 

[KrisLetAngry]

UFA in an undesirable location vs RFA in a desirable location that already has built a relationship and history with the team.

Ullmark probably should have gotten somewhere closer to 7M if you go by historical comparisons, but it shouldn't surprise anybody that a Canadian team, let alone the Senators, have to overpay to keep talent.

It's pretty clear that there is an established floor being set that if a goalie is a top 10 goalie in the league, now they are getting 8M instead of 6.5M. The real franchise goalies are going to get 12M-13M instead of 10M-11M.

We are also comparing a no income tax state to Ottawa.

 

[Dr Pepper]

Here’s part of it:

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Even with that increase of $4billion in revenue, you've got NBA stars making up to 5x what a top NHLer makes - and no salary cap restrictions either, obviously.

Going to be a loooong time before any NHL superstar signs a contract for over $60 mil per season.

 

[Larry Hanson]

Really not excited with giving any goalie an 8 year contract but the cap hit is fine. Big fan of Oettinger, if he keeps his form Dallas will be a contender for a long time.

 

[SI90]

Great and fair deal for Both sides.

 

[Phrasing]

I can't begin to say how disappointed I am that someone whose user name is Phrasing with an Archer avatar let the sentence "Need a Johnston extension now and I'll be real happy" slide.

Phrasing

 

[McFlyingV]

Rangers aren’t a middle of the pack team….
Paying $12million+ for a goalie is wild.

*edit. I guess he has been on a pretty underpaid deal the last 3-4 years. So he’s looking for some makeup pay eh?

Analytically yes they are, and they've been analytically poor in the playoffs propped up by the best goaltending in the playoffs the past 3 years combined.

 

[TGWL]

So only ~$400k per year. Nice for Dallas, but not a huge deal in the whole "no tax" conversation.

I don't think that number is accurate, especially with it showing Ullmark having no signing bonus and Oettinger getting a signing bonus through-out the years.

 

[Curufinwe]

Just look at Matt Muray. Career can be over (or almost over) in a blink of an eye.

So why would teams want to commit 8 years to a goalie then?

 

[TGWL]

LOL and Shesty won't take $11m.

He's better than Oettinger but not more than $3m/yr better.

It's not 3M a year when you add in living environment and taxes. NYR will play Florida and Tampa to get a little tax break, but Dallas also plays against Seattle, Nashville, Vegas, and other teams with some lower tax rates. But yes, 11M just sounds crazy.