Confirmed Signing with Link: [WPG] G Connor Hellebuyck signs extension with the Jets (7 years, $8.5M)

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[CorgisPer60]

Holy shit. Vezinabuyck to stay, bitches!

 

[Seachd]

I’m thinking Hellebuyck realized he probably wouldn’t get much more anywhere else.

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

Glad the Devils didn't entertain that contract

 

[Evgeny Oliker]

That’s a lot of money considering contract will start when he is 31

 

[NewtJorden]

So he wanted to stay after all

 

[tiny103]

Ya, i doubt any other team was willing to give him 7 years.

 

[TGWL]

NJD made a smart choice not pursing this.

 

[Ledge And Dairy]

Oh wow. That's really unexpected. AAV is right, maybe even less than I though, just didn't expect an extension at all

 

[Beerz]

Happy for Jets fans.

 

[Forge]

Hope that works out for Winnipeg. I know that the fans will probably be fine with that, but I'm not going to lie, that's the exact type of deal I didn't want to give as a devils fan

 

[McDrai]

Chevy is a hypnotist E5

 

[King'sPawn]

He's going to be 38 when the contract ends. If the cap keeps going up, it won't be debilitating, but that's still pretty risky.

Quick was making $5.5 and he was traded as a 37 year-old this year.

 

[93gilmour93]

I did not see this coming

 

[heretik27]

Nice! Bucky is one of the all time great Jets, glad to have him here! Scheifele is irreplaceable with what we have in the cupboards.

 

[HockeyVirus]

I don't mind this one tbh. Schief one is bad.

 

[1specter]

Well, guess Winnipeg will still some tickets hopefully for their sake. Will be a treadmill team otherwise

 

[Gurglesons]

Fair deal. Not sure why Winnipeg is signing it though.

 

[WetcoastOrca]

Both guys will be 31 when the contract kicks in?
I wouldn’t be comfortable with Helly on that long of a contract but I guess that’s the price of keepin the AAV down. The team needs to make some noise the next couple of years or this could be pretty bleak.

 

[Poppy Whoa Sonnet]

The sign and trade talks for Hellebuyck were a bit of a reality check I'm guessing about the level of interest league wide in 31 year old goalies. Good for Winnipeg and the players.

 

[tsujimoto74]

Well that feels like it came out of nowhere.

 

[Church Hill]

Unbelievably bad signing

 

[MasterofGrond]

There but for the grace of god go we

 

[Just A Bit Outside]

Helly’s ears must have perked up when he heard about the contract offer.

 

[Arthur Morgan]

That’s a lot of money considering contract will start when he is 31

imo that;s still young for a goalie. goalies can play into their 40's and have many times. only the elite ones just the thing is, when they fall off they fall quick.