Confirmed Signing with Link: [ANA] Ducks sign John Gibson (8 years, $6.4M AAV)

[Silky mitts]

Is this 2 years RFA and 6 years UFA?

 

[FlareKnight]

8 years on a goalie is a gamble. But so is taking any risks in not having your starter locked up. At 25 it isn't as risky and makes sure he's a stable presence in the net as the cap goes up. Not surprised they went for it.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Who? Seriously though, not a fan of long term keeper deals.

 

[Holymakinaw]

Gibson is a great Goalie. Good deal, and worth the risk.

 

[nbducksfan19]

Usually not a fan of term deals for goalies, due to many of their very large ebbs and flows in quality of play, but love it for John. He has been very good or elite in his play since he was about 18, so I don’t see why that would change. Also, glad to get this deal don’t before bobrovosky’s next contract.

 

[mightyquack]

Eeesshh. Imagine signing a Reimer or Bernier to that deal? Anyone looks decent behind the ducks defense but 8 years for a guy who can't stay healthy? I mean both Hiller and Berra had better stats than him. Just an awful, awful deal. It means they are stuck with him now.

Never mind how mentally weak he is IMO.




Difference is Holtby is arguably the best playoff goalie around. Gibson chokes every year in the playoffs.

And yet behind the same defence Gibson significantly outplayed Bernier when they were both on the Ducks in 16-17 as well as being significantly better in the playoffs then Bernier that year until he got injured late in the Nashville series.

Also I'm not sure where Gibson is a playoff choker came from. He came in cold as a rookie mid-series and nearly stole the series against the Kings, and outside of Game 3 was the only season why Anaeim weren't blown out in every game v San Jose. He's had 1 extended playoff run where he was good (albeit struggling during the Edmonton series) other then that he's been pretty solid.

Also injuries are a concern yes - however he was top 10 in the NHL last season for games played and minutes played. So he seemed to be fine at staying healthy last season after changing some things up in his off-season routine.

 

[MMC]

Eeesshh. Imagine signing a Reimer or Bernier to that deal? Anyone looks decent behind the ducks defense but 8 years for a guy who can't stay healthy? I mean both Hiller and Berra had better stats than him. Just an awful, awful deal. It means they are stuck with him now.

Never mind how mentally weak he is IMO.




Difference is Holtby is arguably the best playoff goalie around. Gibson chokes every year in the playoffs.

I’m assuming this post is a joke

 

[bossram]

8 years on a goalie is a gamble. But so is taking any risks in not having your starter locked up. At 25 it isn't as risky and makes sure he's a stable presence in the net as the cap goes up. Not surprised they went for it.

I agree here.

Risky to go long on a goalie, but if you're going to, doing it on a younger guy like Gibson who has put up top-shelf numbers consistently is the best bet.

 

[Peanut]

Gonna look like such a steal when hes a top 3 goalie consistently for the majority of his contract

 

[CamelToews]

Yikes, what an awful deal. Ducks truly are in shambles. They're only staying afloat as long as Getzlaf is able to carry them.

What a bad statement. Look at their blueline and some of their young prospects like Jones, Terry, and Steel.

 

[Deficient Mode]

I really like what the Ducks did here compared to how Bobrovsky and Price will be/were handled (far higher cap hit for goalies starting at age 30). Gibson is already a top 3 goalie in the league over the past few seasons.

 

[Legionnaire]

Gibson is currently the best Ducks player. Good deal to get him locked up long term.

 

[KingsHockey24]

4 years too long.

 

[firstemperor]

Its not a great deal but it's a fair deal. Gibson is legit, and the term brings down the AAV. Could probably argue the term was a bit much though.

There is a goalie or two in this league that is signed for a lot more and in comparison, this would be a great deal.

 

[mightyquack]

4 years too long.

If Anaheim wanted o increase his AAV by 2-3m when he's 29, sure.

 

[sens13]

this contract is going to look like a steal in 2 seasons. gibson is legit. signed through his entire prime at 6. wow. nice deal.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Difference is Holtby is arguably the best playoff goalie around. Gibson chokes every year in the playoffs.

Okay? That doesn't address the fact that Gibson took slightly more at the same age while putting up extremely comparable numbers, all when the cap is a lot higher now.

 

[WhatTheDuck]

4 years too long.

Locking him up from 25-33 at this number seems a heck of a lot more attractive than having him eligible to be a UFA at 29.

 

[KaseMeOutside]

He literally just turned 25 and last year he was arguably the best goalie in the league according to some of the more metric based stats. It may be a year or two long but you're locking him up in his prime for a below market AAV

 

[Vinegar Strokes]

This is certainly a risky move, especially since Gibson has had some health concerns.

However, it still amazes me when people act like Gibson isn't already one of the best goalies in the league and could become even better.

How many goalies in NHL history can boast a .923 SV% through their first 178 games? Not many, I presume.

 

[KaseMeOutside]

signing a top 5 goalie going forward that literally kept our team afloat with the most injuries and games lost to injuries last season... as well as bieksa and beauchemin in front of him the whole time

You're dealing with people who don't follow the team. Gibson made a bad performing team a playoff team last year

 

[LuckyDucky]

Eeesshh. Imagine signing a Reimer or Bernier to that deal? Anyone looks decent behind the ducks defense but 8 years for a guy who can't stay healthy? I mean both Hiller and Berra had better stats than him. Just an awful, awful deal. It means they are stuck with him now.

Never mind how mentally weak he is IMO.




Difference is Holtby is arguably the best playoff goalie around. Gibson chokes every year in the playoffs.

I’ll take uninformed hockey fan for $100, Alex.

 

[Mr Positive]

having your #1 making only that much is a big win, especially towards the end when the cap will be probably be much higher.

 

[Vinegar Strokes]

Eeesshh. Imagine signing a Reimer or Bernier to that deal? Anyone looks decent behind the ducks defense but 8 years for a guy who can't stay healthy? I mean both Hiller and Berra had better stats than him. Just an awful, awful deal. It means they are stuck with him now.

Never mind how mentally weak he is IMO.




Difference is Holtby is arguably the best playoff goalie around. Gibson chokes every year in the playoffs.

What a truly awful post but considering the source I'm not surprised.

Gibson has had some interesting injury issues but he's still played 112 regular season games the past two years while posting a .924 sv% and a .926 sv%. Those are elite numbers.

As for the defense making him look good, maybe you should look at the high danger scoring chances from last year and notice who had the highest save percentage in the league for those types of chances. Our top-4 defenders are quality players but our system is god awful and Gibson is the only reason we stayed afloat.

Gibson should have placed 2nd in Vezina voting last season.

 

[Maladroit]

Eastern conference fans have no idea how good this guy is. Gibson is arguably the best goalie in the league right now. Always a risk to sign any goalie for eight years but this is a worthwhile gamble by the Ducks.