Confirmed with Link: Washington signs Darcy Kuemper (5 years, $5.25M AAV)

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[Misery74]

Hard not to like this deal. Term and salary seem very reasonable.

Let Fucale back him up.

 

[trick9]

Much better than expected.

 

[Silky mitts]

 

[Jags]

The second the ink dries on the contract, his eye's gonna fall out.

 

[twabby]

Well done

There was no better goalie available. Just incredible work from the front office to lure him here at that price tag.

 

[Kalopsia]

I know it’s total anchoring bias cause it was speculated he’d get 6x6, but this seems like a great deal, especially considering what Campbell got.

 

[YippieKaey]

Slightly less term and money than expected. If the Caps really think they can go for it (i don't) this is a good signing.

Hoping for a quick Wilson recovery and for some consistency from Mantha and this season might actually prove interesting.

 

[hockeykicker]

 

[Silky mitts]

 

[Hivemind]

A steal compared to the Campbell deal. 5 years for a 32 year old goalie is pretty dicey, but the team as a whole will be declining when he sucks in years 4 and 5. This gets them a goalie for the last couple pushes with Ovie.

 

[Ginger Papa]

Congratulations my Caps friends!

I’m a believer in Darcy and think this is a great signing.

 

[Corby78]

I approve!

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

That’s some solid GMing…

 

[usiel]

I'm a Caps fan in the end so like to be proven wrong but if this works out as a bust I deserve the right to throwing shade, heh.

 

[Peeri]

This contract will suck starting next year, team D is just bad, no goalie can save it. And goalies will take the blame, as per usual.

 

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[CapitalsCupReality]

This contract will suck starting next year, team D is just bad, no goalie can save it. And goalies will take the blame, as per usual.

Hah!

Noted Sammy supporters weigh in.

 

[HTFN]

This contract will suck starting next year, team D is just bad, no goalie can save it. And goalies will take the blame, as per usual.

weird take, the goalies straight up gave goals away all year

 

[NobodyBeatsTheWiz]

Really as good as we could have hoped on the starting G front.

 

[Jacoby4HOF66]

 

[GRob83]

Looks like a fine deal to me. In fact, if you go to the stats page on nhl.com and look at goalies with 70+ wins since season 2018-2019 (which is pretty much every starter and 1B option) you will find that he has the best GAA and SV%. Before you say Colorado's defense deserves the credit, I'll remind you he was on Arizona for a good portion of those games.

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

There’s really nothing not to like here as long as his play is consistent with what it’s been for the past several years. He was far and away the best option available and he was signed at a very reasonable price.

The goaltending factory in Washington is dead. Long live the goaltending factory.

 

[ClevelandCapsfan]

Should we be super concerned about his vision issues?

Per the Hockey News

Washington Capitals: G Darcy Kuemper signs a five-year, $5.25-million AAV deal.

THN's Take: With strong stats during the regular season and a Stanley Cup to his credit Kuemper enters the year as the clear No. 1 in Washington. The key thing will be Kuemper's health, especially after it came out he had to go to the optometrist 2-3 times a day during the Cup final to "re-train his eye".

 

[kicksavedave]

Kinda worried his "retrain the eye" thing isn't a permanent problem... anyone else feel like that would just be the Caps luck? He wasn't great in the playoffs but he didn't need to be behind Colorado's machine. With us, he'll need to be.