Confirmed with Link: Kochetkov extended for 4 years x 2mil AAV

[Gocanes0506]

 

[hblueridgegal]

Happy Thanksgiving, Koochie

 

[Daeavorn]

Heck yeah! Great news! He really deserved it and that seems cheaper than I was expecting.

 

[Wolfpuck]

The Koochie is good, so we had to put a ring on it.

 

[CandyCanes]

Koochie just got new representation a few days ago. Didn't take long for them to work out a deal. I like this deal a lot, I think he's our goalie of the future, maybe as soon as next season. Years 2,3,4 could be a huge steal.


FYI it's 4 years @ $2mill per.

 

[chaz4hockey]

Wow....smart move by Canes.

 

[CandyCanes]

Weekes is saying $1.75m. But Canes official site says $2m, I'm assuming official site is right?

 

[TheReelChuckFletcher]

Seems quite proactive to me. Maybe he only becomes a backup or 1B long-term, in which case $2M would be about right, but he genuinely could be really good, too.

 

[AhosDatsyukian]

That's f***ing awesome

 

[Gocanes0506]

Weekes is saying $1.75m. But Canes official site says $2m, I'm assuming official site is right?

I would go with the official site.

 

[Buenos Necas]

Wow that's unexpected but great deal all around. Nice security for Pyotr and walks him to UFA at 28 y/o. A bit of gamble given he's only played 7 regular season games, but the $2m AAV fits the cap structure the borg wants for the backup/1B and the upside that he could establish himself as a legit starter is well worth the gamble.

 

[CandyCanes]

Here's your starting goalie now. Freddie & Rants are ded.

 

[AhosDatsyukian]

So now it's all but guaranteed that Freddie and/or Raanta is gone after this year. Wonder which we pick to keep or if we let both go and get another goalie in free agency. Glad we have some longer term certainty here though rather than rotating out 2 goalies every couple years like we have been so far. There's a tiny bit of risk with the small sample size but I'm very high on Koochie and think he'll turn out to be generally an above average starter, with potential to be even better.

 

[hblueridgegal]

Here's your starting goalie now. Freddie & Rants are ded.

Well the feel good moment lasted 5 minutes at least

 

[Borsig]

Lol Is Raanta hurt again?

kochetkov...

I mean, if he's going to play 65 games, thats a pretty good per game rate?

Nothing surprises me about injuries at this point, lol. Especially in goal.

 

[Wolfpuck]

Here's your starting goalie now. Freddie & Rants are ded.

He heard about the extension and over extended himself.

 

[DougieSmash]

#52 for a goalie is badass, so i'm big a fan of Koochie.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Damn, ok. Pros and cons for both sides. Security for Kochetkov, but a pretty low AAV. Cap hit stays low for the Canes, but if he turns out to be a franchise goalie the offseason this ends will hurt.

 

[Big Daddy Cane]

This is a really unique contract. Per the CapFriendly signings archive, no goalie has signed for 4 years or more at less than $3 mil (not adjusting for cap inflation) post-lockout.

 

[Wolfpuck]

This is a really unique contract. Per the CapFriendly signings archive, no goalie has signed for 4 years or more at less than $3 mil (not adjusting for cap inflation) post-lockout.

Koochie is not high maintenance, but wants commitment.

 

[TheReelChuckFletcher]

This is a really unique contract. Per the CapFriendly signings archive, no goalie has signed for 4 years or more at less than $3 mil (not adjusting for cap inflation) post-lockout.

It's a very Rays-esque contract, to use an MLB reference. Lock up a sure-thing backup who might have starter potential to a longer-term than traditionally done by teams.

 

[DaveG]

I'm legitimately stunned by this. Figured there was no way we could get something long term done this cheap this early.

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

So now it's all but guaranteed that Freddie and/or Raanta is gone after this year. Wonder which we pick to keep or if we let both go and get another goalie in free agency. Glad we have some longer term certainty here though rather than rotating out 2 goalies every couple years like we have been so far. There's a tiny bit of risk with the small sample size but I'm very high on Koochie and think he'll turn out to be generally an above average starter, with potential to be even better.

I’d let them both walk, honestly. They’re not going to stay healthier as they continue to get older.

 

[Daeavorn]

If he isnt our starter next year who could be? I doubt we try to START Raanta he just cant handle it. Another UFA pick up?

 

[CupInSIX]

This could be one of the best contracts in the league in a few years.
Worst case, the Canes have a 2M backup, which is probably a bit below league average.