[RE-SIGNED] Andrei Vasilevskiy

[evans334]

8 years @ $9.5 AAV

@HockeyAgent1
Gold Star Hockey client Andrei Vasilevskiy has signed an 8-year extension with the Tampa Bay Lightning. He would like to thank great fans, ownership and management for making Tampa such a great place play and live for him and his family. #WeAreGoldStar!

@FriedgeHNIC
This will be a $9.5M AAV, with almost $45M in bonuses

[PenguinHunter]

Wow!! big money for a goalie!!

[Skippy]

I’m not sure Tampa should be paying a goalie that much. Good value on him, but any average goalie would do. This might change their dynamic going forward.

[Eskimo Brother]

Three immediate thoughts:
Still less than Price or Bob.
The Tbay discount strikes again, and it'll be solid value.
Same number as Kuch, which sets the bar for Point to not go over $9.5M.

[ericdaoust]

It's a great time to invest in TB prospects. So many big contracts so they'll have to continue working in ELC guys to stay under the cap.

[Axeman33]

Three immediate thoughts:
Still less than Price or Bob.
The Tbay discount strikes again, and it'll be solid value.
Same number as Kuch, which sets the bar for Point to not go over $9.5M.

I still dont see Point getting more than Hedman but time will soon tell.

As far as Vasilevskiy, I think this is fair value for a goalie of his calibre but more importantly, his age. TB is smart to lock him up now compared to watching Montreal and Florida signing the big money and term to goalies who are on the backside of their careers. Vasilevskiy is still on the way up.

[Eskimo Brother]

I still dont see Point getting more than Hedman but time will soon tell.

As far as Vasilevskiy, I think this is fair value for a goalie of his calibre but more importantly, his age. TB is smart to lock him up now compared to watching Montreal and Florida signing the big money and term to goalies who are on the backside of their careers. Vasilevskiy is still on the way up.

Hedman signed two years ago though. If you use his %CH at signing as the ceiling, which would be the better comparable IMO, then Point ends up at about $8.8M, which almost splits the difference between Hedman and Kuch.

Also definitely agree on the fact of locking up the younger guy long term. Makes the Helle and Gibson deals look like steals too.

[SeaDawg]

I'm shocked he signed for that much and I'm also shocked this happened before Point's extension.

I don't see this as a team friendly contract, so expecting Point to sign a team friendly deal doesn't seem all that realistic to me.

[mounD]

He was always going to be paid as one of the top goalies in the NHL. This extension coming in toward the low end of that possibility is ultimately a good thing for Tampa. I do think this also puts a cap on the AAV of the eventual Point extension. $8-8.5 million wouldn't suprise me at this point.

[BreadManPanarin]

Three immediate thoughts:
Still less than Price or Bob.
The Tbay discount strikes again, and it'll be solid value.
Same number as Kuch, which sets the bar for Point to not go over $9.5M.

These were my exact takeaways too.

I'll add that Vasilevskiy is the only goalie in the league that I would be totally cool with my Blackhawks paying $9.5 / 8 years for. In fact, I would be absolutely giddy at the prospect.

[BreadManPanarin]

I'm shocked he signed for that much and I'm also shocked this happened before Point's extension.

I don't see this as a team friendly contract, so expecting Point to sign a team friendly deal doesn't seem all that realistic to me.

He is 5 years younger than Bob, signed for a year longer than Bob, and is getting paid $500k less than Bob. It is about as team-friendly a deal as any smart 25 year old world class goalie coming off a Vezina Trophy win should be willing to give. If he didn't sign now and had a 40+ win Vezina Trophy year next year then he could easily ask for Price money or more IMO.

[RizzeeDizzee]

The fact that he's signing this at 25 is huge. Even if his skills nosedive by the time he's 32 or 33 the team will have had so many years of value that I can't see this being a bad deal for them, provided, of course, they can remain elite enough. But I guess the way they ensure that happens is with deals like these....

[BreadManPanarin]

The fact that he's signing this at 25 is huge. Even if his skills nosedive by the time he's 32 or 33 the team will have had so many years of value that I can't see this being a bad deal for them, provided, of course, they can remain elite enough. But I guess the way they ensure that happens is with deals like these....

Lots of people freaking out on other sites and calling this a terrible deal for Tampa. Glad to see that the more reasonable minds on the Dobber forums see this for what it is.

[mounD]

Lots of people freaking out on other sites and calling this a terrible deal for Tampa. Glad to see that the more reasonable minds on the Dobber forums see this for what it is.

It is what it is. He's the best goalie in the NHL, and he's still relatively young at the position. In all likelihood, he remains a quality NHL starter for the duration of this contract.

[SeaDawg]

He is 5 years younger than Bob, signed for a year longer than Bob, and is getting paid $500k less than Bob. It is about as team-friendly a deal as any smart 25 year old world class goalie coming off a Vezina Trophy win should be willing to give. If he didn't sign now and had a 40+ win Vezina Trophy year next year then he could easily ask for Price money or more IMO.

Bobrovsky's contract is atrocious...comparing his contract to Vasilevskiy's doesn't mean Vasilevskiy's contract is "team friendly".