TSN: Pierre LeBrun on with Jay Onrait speaking concerning the altering goalie market.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
LeBrun: “So far as the goalie market, we talked about this final couple weeks. Jay. I imply, that is extremely noteworthy, what’s occurring. That is the place that has regressed, or a minimum of not gone ahead financially, like primary defensemen and primary facilities and primary wingers.
High goalies have simply not gone up the identical means, salary-wise. And all of a sudden, (Jeremy) Swayman jumps up excessive. (Linus) Ullmark jumps up excessive. You recognize, Joey Daccord, long-time man who labored his means as much as the place he’s. He will get $5 million a 12 months, proper?
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And naturally, Igor Shesterkin, every time he indicators, whether or not that’s with the Rangers or with one other staff, subsequent July, would be the highest-paid goalie NHL historical past.
The goalie market has simply flipped actually within the span of seven days right here. You recognize, groups have been making an attempt to say we don’t imagine in investing cap {dollars} in that place anymore. And we noticed that.
I bought to let you know, proper now, are you able to think about if Connor Hellebuyck was up proper now versus 15 months in the past, so far as his market worth? Possibly, arguably probably the most constant goalie within the league with two Vezina’s. He’d be making greater than eight and a half million.
Onrait: “You make such an ideal level about Joey Daccord. Once I noticed that 5 occasions 5, I believed, effectively, that’s that’s what Darcy Kuemper signed as a straight-up free agent a few years in the past with Washington. Like, it’s wonderful how the market’s modified. You’re so proper about that.
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