Confirmed with Link: Ned Re-signs - 2-Year 2-Way Deal ( $725K @ NHL/$70K @ AHL, becomes $750K 1-way in 2020-21)

[Lucky Lindy]

Ned has signed.

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[MinJaBen]

Ned has signed.

Two way contract as well. Way to go GMBorg!

 

[MinJaBen]

Count down to Darling buyout:

 

[Anton Babchuk]

Two way contract as well. Way to go GMBorg!

it's a one-way in the second year

 

[Chrispy]

Two way contract as well. Way to go GMBorg!

$125K guarantee is reasonable for Ned to surpass. That's spending 8% of the season in Raleigh, and they talked about getting him up to 10 games in Raleigh next year.

 

[The Faulker 27]

Well at least we have 2 goalies now. Baby steps.

 

[GoldiFox]

Ned has signed.

2 years at $725k/$750k. Ned is actually getting paid less than his ELC (edit: wrong - in real $$ Ned will make more, just lower Cap). Canes hivemind is not f***ing around. I assumed Ned would at least get a little bump up to $1 million after the Calder Cup and AHL goalie of the year award.

Now let's see that Darling buyout.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

2 years at $725k/$750k. Ned is actually getting paid less than his ELC. Canes hivemind is not ****ing around. I assumed Ned would at least get a little bump up to $1 million after the Calder Cup and AHL goalie of the year award.

Now let's see that Darling buyout.

This contract will pay out quite a bit more than his ELC did, actually.

 

[GoldiFox]

This contract will pay out quite a bit more than his ELC did, actually.

Yeah I get the AHL salary $70k bit. I worded it poorly, my point being that if Nedeljkovic proves to be a solid 1B/Backup next year then the Canes have a key piece signed near the Cap minimum for 2 years which. From a Cap perspective it is about as low as I can imagine it could have gone.

 

[Big Daddy Cane]

A 2 year bridge deal close to the league minimum is a standard contract for an AHL goalie or young NHL backup coming out of entry level. Jarry, Subban, Sparks, Ullmark and countless others recieved a similar deal.

Alex Nedeljkovic Comparables Results - CapFriendly - NHL Salary Caps

Earlier this offseason, Vancouver did give Demko a 7 figure AAV, but they are the Canucks.

 

[Roboturner913]

Guys, we just signed a career .953, 1.33 goalie

 

[tarheelhockey]

Well at least we have 2 goalies now. Baby steps.

In Ned's case they're literally tiny little baby steps.

 

[Bunch of Jurcos]

I am very happy for Ned. This means Darling is bought out this weekend right?

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

I am very happy for Ned. This means Darling is bought out this weekend right?

I’m buying into the ‘announce it at summer fest to tremendous applause’ theory myself.

 

[Roboturner913]

I really want Ned to win the starting job outright. I don't see a good reason why he couldn't. He's composed, he has big-game experience and we've seen him play well in an NHL game.

Not saying he'll come in and be a .920 goalie right off the bat. But I can't be the only one tired of the "goalie question" every offseason. We need to get some long-term stability there.

 

[Lempo]

But will there be 2020-21?

 

[My Special Purpose]

But will there be 2020-21?

Not to get off-topic, but if there's a lockout, it's at least going to be very expensive for owners, the way *every* player is structuring their contracts the past two summers.

 

[Lempo]

Not to get off-topic, but if there's a lockout, it's at least going to be very expensive for owners, the way *every* player is structuring their contracts the past two summers.

Not *every*, only those who got the leverage for it, and even they as a rule got a noticeable dip in overall salary for both 2020-21 and 2022-23.

 

[Canes]

I really want Ned to win the starting job outright. I don't see a good reason why he couldn't. He's composed, he has big-game experience and we've seen him play well in an NHL game.

Not saying he'll come in and be a .920 goalie right off the bat. But I can't be the only one tired of the "goalie question" every offseason. We need to get some long-term stability there.

He could win it outright or he could also be sent back to Charlotte before preseason ends. His style of goaltending is pretty unpredictable, a lot like Mrazek, except he doesn't have the size and Mrazek isn't exactly huge himself. He'll have to play extremely well to win the starters job outright.

 

[Lempo]

I think Ned's waivers exemption end after this season. It probably is a factor in the contract not being two-way beyond that.

 

[Roboturner913]

He could win it outright or he could also be sent back to Charlotte before preseason ends. His style of goaltending is pretty unpredictable, a lot like Mrazek, except he doesn't have the size and Mrazek isn't exactly huge himself. He'll have to play extremely well to win the starters job outright.

From what I've seen of Ned I have a hard time squaring this comment. I know he has a rep as a small/athletic type but from what I saw during the Checkers' playoff run he is pretty composed and stays fundamental. I don't think he overly relies on his athletic ability to make saves nearly as much as a guy like Mrazek, who is kind of all over the place.

I'm not gonna sit here and lie and say I saw every Checkers game for the past two years though.