Confirmed with Link: Sharks sign Adin Hill to 2-year/$2.175M AAV contract

[STL Shark]

About where it should be given there are no UFA years beating bought up and the resume to date. Think this will turn out to be a nice bargain when all is said and done. Just hope contract #2 isn’t bad.

 

[Jargon]

furious that I have nothing to be mad about

 

[themelkman]

Thats fair but it sucks hes walked right to UFA. Gonna have to pay big bucks to keep him if he does well, which makes me think new goalie in a couple years. Hopefully Melnichuk can be an NHL caliber guy

 

[DG93]

Solid deal, curious to see how he does.

 

[seroes]

Nice bridge deal.

 

[weastern bias]

Would be nice if this didn't walk him right to UFA but the AAV is reasonable

 

[Kcoyote3]

Let’s start yelling though

 

[one2gamble]

Would be nice if this didn't walk him right to UFA but the AAV is reasonable

I wouldnt have gone longer if i was him either, id want to see what the team does

 

[Hodge]

Should have been one year.

 

[Alwalys]

Should have been one year.

No, half year

 

[tiburon12]

Should have been one year.

maybe being a sports fan isn't for you....

 

[Hodge]

maybe being a sports fan isn't for you....

Walking him to UFA like this puts them in a position where they'll have to hand out the Martin Jones contract 2.0 if he proves he's a starter.

 

[weastern bias]

I wouldnt have gone longer if i was him either, id want to see what the team does

I wish it was a 1 year so we could reassess the situation next summer

 

[Hodge]

I wish it was a 1 year so we could reassess the situation next summer

I guess it makes some sense if the plan is to have Melnichuk replace him in 2023-24. But then I really question why we gave up a 2nd round pick when signing any UFA goalie to a 2 year deal would have sufficed.

 

[weastern bias]

I guess it makes some sense if the plan is to have Melnichuk replace him in 2023-24. But then I really question why we gave up a 2nd round pick when signing any UFA goalie to a 2 year deal would have sufficed.

I doubt we were an appealing destination for UFA goalies after back to back years of such bad defensive play

I think Reimer was probably comfortable coming here because he's familiar with the franchise, but I don't know if we had another option outside of trade, I just wish we hadn't given up such a high pick to do so

 

[matt trick]

Low risk, we should have top 24 goaltending 'solved' for two years at $6.4-6.8M and a 2nd. Considering last year we had league worst goaltending for $6.5M this is a win. While I have been and remain pro-tank, I'm not convinced you could in good faith allow the skaters to let Jones rot behind them without having a riot.

I'd buy an argument that if they want help they should play better, but the reality is guys like Hertl and Ferraro deserve some help.

 

[matt trick]

Just realized by 'guys like Hertl and Ferraro', I mean Hertl, Ferraro, Balcers, Burns, and Kane (mileage may vary) .....but that's a separate issue. Maybe doing right by them is getting rid of them.

 

[Mafoofoo]

furious that I have nothing to be mad about

you and me both

 

[hotcabbagesoup]

SAVE US ADIN HILL !!!

 

[Pinkfloyd]

Two years seems like they’ll play him this year and rent him out next year. If they do and get less than a 2nd, it’s a bad use of the 2nd we dealt for him.

 

[FunkyPhin]

Not like much is going to be happening in the next 2 years anyways, happy to see him play it out and see what happens. If he plays well, hopefully Doug has learned not to throw term and money at another goalie.

 

[tiburon12]

Walking him to UFA like this puts them in a position where they'll have to hand out the Martin Jones contract 2.0 if he proves he's a starter.

Today I learned DW is the only GM to have ever made a contract mistake.

If he proves he is a starter, what's the harm in paying him?

 

[OrrNumber4]

I wish it was a 1 year so we could reassess the situation next summer

If Hill isn't the GOTF, the Sharks lose ~1 million in cap hit next year. If he is, the Sharks save, what 3-4 million?

 

[Hodge]

Today I learned DW is the only GM to have ever made a contract mistake.

If he proves he is a starter, what's the harm in paying him?

It's the term he'll command that's an issue more than the salary. A 27 year old UFA starting goalie will want a 6+ year contract and I just don't think it makes any sense to sign a goalie for that long unless he's Vasilevskiy or Hellebuyck. If they had signed Hill for one year instead they would retain his RFA rights next summer (i.e., not be competing against 31 other teams for his services) and have a better chance at signing him to a 3 or 4 year deal.

 

[The Nemesis]

No, half year

Psh, you're going to give him that much job security?

10-game tryout.