Friedman: Adin Hill likely re-signs with VGK - around 2 years @ 4.9 M AAV

[93gilmour93]

He helped win the cup and is getting rewarded with two years of an overpay but it’s also a thank you from the organization. I like this deal and with the short term it works for vegas

 

[mundyc3]

Glad it is short term. Overpay by about a million I think. I feel they might have concrete information on Lehner not being available after three major surgeries. Let him and Logan battle for the net.

 

[WATTAGE4451]

That’s a big yikes.

The guy has had one good partial-season in his career, and been garbage outside of that.

He doesn't have a huge track record but that's completely false. He had about league average stats despite playing on 2 terrible Arizona and sharks teams. Just cuz someone isn't a standout doesn't mean they are garbage.

 

[Dread Clawz]

I was hoping it would be a lot longer! Hill really isnt that good

He stepped up in the playoffs, and as long as you can play well in the playoffs that's all that matters.

 

[biturbo19]

Interesting that they avoided the "Full Binnington" by keeping it to 2 years. Not that Vegas have seemed to have much trouble making players disappear when they're no longer useful anyway...but this definitely protects them from ending up on the hook for a long-term liability if the playoff run was just a flash in the pan.

 

[Super Cake]

As long as Vegas keeps on playing like they did during most of the regular season and the playoffs, Hill should be fine.

 

[SherVaughn30]

Here's the thing I don't understand: if you win with cheap goaltending and realize you don't need to spend significant money on goalies to win, why do you then immediately pay the cheap goalie you won with?

I don't remember the last time a team won with a cheap goalie, re-signed the cheap goalie to a sizable raise and the cheap goalie actually was a successful starter in the long run. It's probably Niemi because Murray and Binnington have mostly been flops.

Dumb GM making the same mistakes. Lehner overpaid $5 million per year and he is now LTIR and possible contract termination. Hill will be no different. Lehner was never a true #1 and neither is Hill. Watch Thompson get back the #1 job and McCrimmon will look really stupid with the Hill contract, when Hill regresses back to the type of goalie he really is during the regular season.

 

[SENStastic]

This very likely confirms Robin Lehner is not playing next season and will be on LTIR.

Ya must be. He's probably done for good at this point.

 

[SherVaughn30]

As long as Vegas keeps on playing like they did during most of the regular season and the playoffs, Hill should be fine.

That is not how you should be paying a goalie, even if they won a Cup! Hill is still unproven during the regular season for the potential to be a #1 goalie.

 

[Bizz]

why stop at 2 years?

give him the 8 he deserves!

:^)

 

[WATTAGE4451]

Interesting that they avoided the "Full Binnington" by keeping it to 2 years. Not that Vegas have seemed to have much trouble making players disappear when they're no longer useful anyway...but this definitely protects them from ending up on the hook for a long-term liability if the playoff run was just a flash in the pan.

Blues actually signed binnington to 2 years after the cup. We just then after 1 average season with poor playoffs and then a couple months into the next season with average play handed out the big extension.

 

[CupInSIX]

The term is great, cap hit not so much but Foley loves to reward his goalies...

 

[Sensatauro]

Lol to the terrible deal folks. He got a thank you from the organization. It's that simple. He's set for life now. Term is perfect. Money doesn't affect them because with Logan as his partner they have a tandem for 6 million. That's solid as

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

The man got carried and will get paid.
Nice

 

[Oilslick941611]

Huge overpay

Its what happens when you win the cup.

 

[Ianturnedbull]

This deal seems ok to me. A tad too much, but not bad. I think Hill is a decent goalie.

 

[Ledge And Dairy]

This very likely confirms Robin Lehner is not playing next season and will be on LTIR.

Don't think it's LTIR but more likely a terminated contract at this rate. Shame as he was a very good goalie, better than Hill imo

 

[Ianturnedbull]

Huge overpay

Wow. People just love being the first to overreact.

Huge overpay? Like he only deserves 1.2 million? Come on. He's pretty good, but this is not a huge overpay.

 

[TF1970]

Being such short term I like it a lot for Vegas. Really no risk. And I personally am a believer in Hill.

 

[DingDongCharlie]

Well Vegas if anything just paid him for what he did in winning them their first Cup. It’s only 2 years so hardly a crippling deal if the playoff performance was a pure outlier.

 

[CupInSIX]

The man got carried and will get paid.
Nice

He's leaving about 8M on the table to stay

 

[andora]

players only get paid based on regular season my f'n ass

 

[La Bamba]

High AAV but reward the man who won a Cup for you

 

[sxvnert]

Smart. Both sides get what they want.

 

[strattonius]

I'm happy for Hill cashing in on a Stanley Cup run, but he's a 1B or just a backup in my eyes and not worth a penny over 2.5M. Hill wasn't even their guy when Broissoit was the other option..I mean christ could it be any more obvious this was a well timed hot streak in a well known volatile position like goaltending?