Confirmed Signing with Link: [LAK] Cal Petersen signs extension with the Kings (3 years, $5M AAV)

[Osprey]

He gets paid $1m this season, and $15m for the next three. $16m for four years of a bonafide #1 guy is a great deal. He'll be 30 when it's done.

If we need to factor in his $1M this year to make the deal look great, then it's probably not that great, honestly. Also, we're still waiting to see if he can be a bonafide #1 guy. The most NHL games that he's played in a season is 35 so far. He hasn't even played more than 41 in any season of his career. There isn't any reason to doubt that he can be a bonafide #1 goalie, but I wouldn't call him one yet.

Exact same reaction as the Matt Roy contract, lol. Love it.

Is that a good example, considering that Roy took a sizable step back after signing his contract?

The point you raise is interesting, but I don't think having a blue chip prospect would have changed this outcome--remember that the Kings tried to get in on Wallsteadt but he would have been a few years off anyway, no?

Walstedt wouldn't have changed anything, no, but a similar goaltender with star potential who's 22 instead of 18 might've.

 

[DieselBoy]

While Cal has looked good to great at times at the NHL level, he's also looked pretty average at times in my limited viewings. Couple this with the fact that the most games he's ever started at any level is 41 games in the AHL a few seasons ago and I can definitely see why people are calling this an overpayment.

Good news is it's only for 3 years, so if he proves he can't handle a true starters workload it won't be an albatross for them to deal with.

Their team was horrible. I know Anaheim and San Jose were bad too but I couldn’t find a bright spot other than him most nights.

 

[Kingfan1967]

Doesn't this buy 3 years of UFA ? RFA after this contract year ends and a UFA after 27 ?

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Is that a good example, considering that Roy took a sizable step back after signing his contract?

Roy was playing fantastic until he got his face bashed in by Fiala then took a while to regain his game.

What are you smoking?

 

[nuxnuxnux]

Incoming lockout I suppose, these players demanding this much and gms giving it just lunacy. These guys haven’t proven anything and are getting paiddddd

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Everybody was in their own bubbles last season so it was more difficult than usual. There are plenty of people who simply don’t have time to watch a lot of games outside their own team, myself included. That’s just life.

And that apparently doesn't stop all the ignorant people who never watch the Kings or Petersen from sharing their ignorant opinions.

 

[PB37]

Best goalie I've seen in the AHL since Craig Anderson.

Seriously...?

 

[GM Armchair]

This will be on the worst contracts list next offseason

 

[Yog S'loth]

If we need to factor in his $1M this year to make the deal look great, then it's probably not that great, honestly.

Even without that, the 3 years / $15m is fine.

How much do you think goalies cost these days?

Sure, you can go the LOLSABREYOTES route and dress a couple of minimum-wage bums and hope for the best, but by and large, goaltending costs money.

And who would you rather have right now... Cal Peterson or Carey Price? Sergei Bobrovsky?

Jordan Binnington had that one fantasy superzord rookie season and cup win, and has muddled along with middle-of-the-road numbers ever since. You want to pay him another $32m and call it a bargain?

Matt Murray and his $21m over the next three years?

Robin f'n Lehner makes $22m over the next four years. Robin f'n "dump truck on feet" Lehner.

Peterson at $15m over three is a bloody bargain compared to half the league.

 

[Chainshot]

Can someone edit the title to at least get his name right?

 

[ole ole]

he's our #1 goalie lol

Now that's unfortunate for you guys

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

This will be on the worst contracts list next offseason

No, it won’t. But thanks for sharing your ill informed thoughts with the rest of us.

 

[Lays]

Probably a lot of people going "who?" in this thread think Shesterkin and his $22m contract after 47 total NHL games is a great deal.

Shesterkin is more proven in the KHL and is better than Peterson

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Now i really feel sorry for you guys..

I guess they could spend $10M per year on a goalie with worse individual numbers like your hometown team.

 

[ole ole]

I guess they could spend $10M per year on a goalie with worse individual numbers like your hometown team.

Are you really trying to compare Peterson to Price.
Other of here.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

love the non-kings fan reaction...question for you cats..do you guys even watch hockey...lmao!

Just because posters didn’t watch the kings much the past two seasons (particularly this season with the covid divisions) doesn’t mean they don’t “even watch hockey…lmao!”

I watched very little of that division last year. It’s fair to say if a poster didn’t watch much, they shouldn’t be commenting on the contract, but it’s also fair to say he has a limited track record as well, and thus why some posters are surprised by it.

if kings fans are happy, that’s all that matters.

 

[CamPopplestone]

He actually looked quite good last season, but I do think that seems steep for a goalie who has only played one season with more than 11 GP. Especially a 3 year commitment with that AAV. But there's something to him for sure. Hopefully he keeps his upward trajectory going. But he did look good last season.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Are you really trying to compare Peterson to Price.
Other of here.

Maybe you can educate yourself and look at the numbers Petersen posted last season on a far worse club than your Habs and you’ll be enlightened by the fact that your team paid double the amount for a player who posted worse individual stats than the goalie you feel sorry is the Kings #1 goalie.

Or better yet, maybe don’t comment on a goalie you’ve never seen play, because you are utterly clueless, as the post I replied to suggests.

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

5 mill a year??!! wtf

 

[KingsHockey24]

Seeing a lot of East Coasters that probably have never stayed up till midnight to watch a Kings game shocked that Cal Petersen is a good goaltender.

 

[Arthur Morgan]

how did he get 5m...... crazy

 

[Arthur Morgan]

Seeing a lot of East Coasters that probably have never stayed up till midnight to watch a Kings game shocked that Cal Petersen is a good goaltender.

its not that he's good or bad. that's alot of aav for a guy with limited NHL experience.
Blackwood signed 3x 2.8m

 

[Osprey]

Roy was playing fantastic until he got his face bashed in by Fiala then took a while to regain his game.

What are you smoking?

He had the 2nd-worst Corsi on defense, worse than even Maatta and behind only MacDermid. It's not hard to see why: his usage changed. In his first full season, the one that everyone was gushing about and that earned him his new contract, he was sheltered and started shifts predominantly in the offensive zone. That helped his Corsi and +/- to shine, earning him praise as a defensive rock. With mostly defensive zone starts this past season, his Corsi cratered and his +/- took a huge hit, as well. It's a reminder to not get carried away with praise and reward a player for one good season.

Even without that, the 3 years / $15m is fine.

I don't really disagree with that. It think that it's an overpayment, but paying for potential always is and at least it's only 3 years. Now, Petersen needs to reach that potential. If he does, it'll be a fair deal.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

its not that he's good or bad. that's alot of aav for a guy with limited NHL experience.
Blackwood signed 3x 2.8m

Blackwood was 23 (24?) and that contract captured RFA years.

Petersen will be 27 when this extension kicks in and it will capture UFA years.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Just because posters didn’t watch the kings much the past two seasons (particularly this season with the covid divisions) doesn’t mean they don’t “even watch hockey…lmao!”

I watched very little of that division last year. It’s fair to say if a poster didn’t watch much, they shouldn’t be commenting on the contract, but it’s also fair to say he has a limited track record as well, and thus why some posters are surprised by it.

if kings fans are happy, that’s all that matters.

I mean, if people posted this reasonably, they wouldn't be getting smoked for it. I think it's fair to say that's a good chunk of money for a limited track record. But that comment is a lot different than "who?!? lol overpayment."