Confirmed with Link: Jonathan Bernier signs with Detroit 3 years, 3 million per year

[Heaton]

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[Hatter of the Beach]

Much like the other signings today, meh. If it allows us to trade howard to NYI A+ signing, if not, okish stopgap when we won’t be good anyways

 

[kliq]

What time do the signings become official? Noon?

 

[Run the Jewels]

Not thrilled with the term but it's not worth getting worked up over. Biggest goal is keeping cap space available in case any good UFAs hit free agency once we are good again in 5-7 years.

 

[lhsgolf19]

Good news there

 

[kliq]

Good news there

That does help me breathe a bit easier lol

 

[FunkyColdZadina]

Best thing about this signing is it allows us to either deal Howard or tell him to take a walk next summer if his contract demands are too much.

Can't be too mad at a little bit of stability.

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

Best thing about this signing is it allows us to either deal Howard or tell him to take a walk next summer if his contract demands are too much.

Can't be too mad at a little bit of stability.

Agreed.

Bernier is a backup with the outside hope of becoming the starter.

 

[HockeyinHD]

It's a low risk signing at a position of need in a deep pool of available players. Honestly, it's exactly how I hope Detroit keeps addressing the goaltender spot even after they come out the other side of their malaise. I've come to think the better use for money is on skaters after you secure a competent, reasonably dependable netminder. I don't see the consistent value in spending big bucks on a goalie to get what turns out to be a marginal improvement almost every time.

 

[Henkka]

Last 4 seasons:

Bernier, 172 games, 73 wins, 91.20 sv%
Howard, 176 games, 69 wins, 91.16 sv%
Mrazek, 172 games, 75 wins, 90.98 sv%

Kind of same level of Goalie. But cheaper than both Howard (5.3M) and Mrazek (4.0M) were.

 

[Shaman464]

Hope they finally move on from Howard now. Guy was never going to be the goalie they drafted him to be.

 

[SoupNazi]

Happy with this signing, if for no other reason than he provides a little more stability if we move Howard.

 

[ShelbyZ]

One year too many for me and too much $$ for a guy that is coming in under the expectation that he's a #2...

What baffles me is how the Red Wings ended up spending the most money (total for term, Cam Ward at same AAV...) on a UFA goalie and it's for a guy that wasn't exactly speculated to be one of the more sought after goalies on the market...

 

[Big Poppa Puck]

No problem with this. Maybe a year too long but whatever.