Confirmed with Link: Canucks sign G Jaroslav Halak to 1-Year, $1.5M Deal

[m9]

Pretty easy bonuses to hit. Basically a 2.75-3 mil deal with half the money pushed into next year.

 

[Zippgunn]

Halak is a fine backup and has had some history of very good play. If he's cheap, there's no question he's a solid choice.

Does he have a Cup ring and a Vezina? If the Canucks use him like they did Holtby he will have a very long season...

 

[FroshaugFan2]

Pretty easy bonuses to hit. Basically a 2.75-3 mil deal with half the money pushed into next year.

Gross. Along with Holtby, $3M+ in 22-23 for goalies not playing for the Canucks.

That's assuming the Canucks are a cap team once again.

 

[timw33]

I take it back, this is not a great deal at 2.75-3MM.

Zero savings from Holtby buyout.

 

[krutovsdonut]

Pretty easy bonuses to hit. Basically a 2.75-3 mil deal with half the money pushed into next year.

unless they bury the guy.

 

[m9]

unless they bury the guy.

Bury him after 9 games, call DiPietro up. Won't happen but is kind of funny to think about about.

 

[tantalum]

The bonus structure makes this a poor deal IMO. He's going to get 10 games unless he retires coming out of camp.

What Halak do they get...the 0.920 SV% backup or the 0.905 sv% guy? Doesn't matter to Halak as either way he gets his 250k bonus.

It's only 1 year so it's not a disastrous deal just not a good one.

So far IMO they are 0 for 3 on free agency day for deal value.

 

[Bitz and Bites]

Interesting to see what the other backups sign for.

 

[Bertuzzzi44]

Why sign this plug? Sign a cheaper, younger, feistier, quicker, stronger, less injury prone and more consistent player that actually has some passion.

 

[canuckking1]

Pretty easy bonuses to hit. Basically a 2.75-3 mil deal with half the money pushed into next year.

That’s basically another 1.5M in dead cap space for next season on top of the 2.4, what a garbage deal.

 

[Nucker101]

A good lesson here, never assume a Benning UFA contract is as reasonable as it first seems to be.

What a dumb deal

 

[supercanuck]

Pretty easy bonuses to hit. Basically a 2.75-3 mil deal with half the money pushed into next year.

Yeah...unless he gets injured those are easy goals to reach. Thankfully, it's only 1 year.

 

[tradervik]

Don't worry, Benning will move Halak after he's played 9 games.

 

[Melvin]

Like others I liked this better before I saw that insane bonus structure.

one year deal though, it CAN be done! Well done! Cannot fathom why we didn’t do something like this last offseason.

 

[CRDragon]

Based on games played. Better be at least like 30-40 games.

If it's like 10 games, GTFO BENNING.

 

[polloqpiu]

Benning doesnt really care about next season. Is almost as he lives day to day lol

 

[kcunac]

Next year we have Boeser and Rathbone as RFAs and no significant salary coming off the books. Why we would push bonuses to next year is beyond me,

Edit: to be fair we have the Luongo 3 million recapture penalty coming off the books but we also have a 2.4 charge for the Holtby/Virtanen buyouts

Hope DiPietro steals the job in preseason.

 

[coastal_nuck]

10 games... wow. But majority of the fanbase will be all, "it's only 1 years at $1.5! What a deal!"

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

I like Halak as a backup and I think that number is swallowable

 

[strattonius]

A good lesson here, never assume a Benning UFA contract is as reasonable as it first seems to be.

What a dumb deal

Best backup in the league for 1 yr and this is a disaster to you. Reasonable logic.

 

[CRDragon]

10 games... wow. But majority of the fanbase will be all, "it's only 1 years at $1.5! What a deal!"

Fooled dailyhive

 

[tantalum]

Around Christmas time there will be a $1.25 mil cap hit added to next season for the bonus. At least I assume they will be completely capped up and any bonuses (Halak, Pod) will be pushed to next season. There is already $2.4 mil of dead cap next year.

 

[Aqualung]

Run Demko to the ground got it

 

[Raistlin]

I came in here wanting to congratulate Benning on a good signing for once. and here I see it can jump to 3.... a savings of .8 mill from holtby on a older guy... lol, why do i subject myself to this?

 

[tyhee]

Wonder what the AAV would be. Halak made $2.25M last season. Can't see him getting a raise. This could explain why the Canucks was so insistent on not retaining more salary in a Holtby trade.

If reports on the contract are to be believed, he's getting a raise. I saw a report of a $1.25 mm bonus for 10 games played and a further bonus if his save% is .905 or better, plus his salary and signing bonus totalling $1.5. It would be really hard for him not to make $2.75 mm next season if he's on the active roster.