Dustin Wolf getting paid

[TheJackBurton]

Better hope he wasn't a flash in the pan

Frank Seravalli
@frank_seravalli
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#Flames sign goaltender Dustin Wolf to a 7-year, $52.5 million contract extension following incredible rookie season.

It's a mostly unprecedented contract for a goaltender with Wolf's #NHL experience (71 GP), surpassing deals for Igor Shesterkin and others in total $ and AAV.

[BalotelliMassive]

Spencer Knight is going to get paid but I hope it's not long term like this gamble. Signing goalies long term seems to be a problem in this league.

[Nublues69]

Spencer Knight is going to get paid but I hope it's not long term like this gamble. Signing goalies long term seems to be a problem in this league.

Yeah You would think they would figure that out after all the damage oilers did with signing unproven goalies

[TheJackBurton]

If there is ever a position that you absolutely want a bridge contract on it's a goaltender.

Have them put up 3-4 quality years. If it ends up costing you 2-3 more million in the long run so be it, but committing 7.25 million to a guy who if he ends up losing it will cripple a team.

[theograce]

If there is ever a position that you absolutely want a bridge contract on it's a goaltender.

Have them put up 3-4 quality years. If it ends up costing you 2-3 more million in the long run so be it, but committing 7.25 million to a guy who if he ends up losing it will cripple a team.

7 is the new 5 and won’t cripple anything. That said, he’s too small for me.

[Boomac]

Spencer Knight is going to get paid but I hope it's not long term like this gamble. Signing goalies long term seems to be a problem in this league.

Agreed, too many examples since the salary cap started that locking up a goalie to a long term contract can quickly be problematic. The only one I can think of that worked out pretty well is Carey Price, maybe Vasilevskiy's. Even Fleury's 7 year deal after a cup win ended up with him being the back up half of the time.

Heck. Even Bobvorsky's contract has been a roller coaster and he has back to back cups.

[SRV1990]

If there is ever a position that you absolutely want a bridge contract on it's a goaltender.

Have them put up 3-4 quality years. If it ends up costing you 2-3 more million in the long run so be it, but committing 7.25 million to a guy who if he ends up losing it will cripple a team.

Agree 100%! Wow, this is such a huge gamble for basically an unproven netminder.

[dhsux]

It's a gamble but there's at least a degree of some sense to it.

The term is gross. And the term without play off experience is beyond gross.

Makes me feel good about where the Blues are...or with goalies...where they likely should be.

[SRV1990]

It's a gamble but there's at least a degree of some sense to it.

The term is gross. And the term without play off experience is beyond gross.

Makes me feel good about where the Blues are...or with goalies...where they likely should be.

I remember more than a few folks squawking when the Blues signed Binner to his extension. Looking at it now, and what we're seeing with the Wolf signing, sure looks like it was a great move to lock him up. Of course, hindsight is always 20/20. Which is why these things are better left to the professionals.

[BalotelliMassive]

It's a gamble but there's at least a degree of some sense to it.

The term is gross. And the term without play off experience is beyond gross.

Makes me feel good about where the Blues are...or with goalies...where they likely should be.

I remember more than a few folks squawking when the Blues signed Binner to his extension. Looking at it now, and what we're seeing with the Wolf signing, sure looks like it was a great move to lock him up. Of course, hindsight is always 20/20. Which is why these things are better left to the professionals.

He was a proven playoff goaltender when he signed an extension - even then a lot of people here constantly shiiiiii on him during the regular season.

Wolf is completely unproven when it comes to the real season.

[TheJackBurton]

It's a gamble but there's at least a degree of some sense to it.

The term is gross. And the term without play off experience is beyond gross.

Makes me feel good about where the Blues are...or with goalies...where they likely should be.

I remember more than a few folks squawking when the Blues signed Binner to his extension. Looking at it now, and what we're seeing with the Wolf signing, sure looks like it was a great move to lock him up. Of course, hindsight is always 20/20. Which is why these things are better left to the professionals.

Binner didn't go from rookie to 6 million though.

He went ELC, to bridge at 4.4, to long term at 6.

[SRV1990]

It's a gamble but there's at least a degree of some sense to it.

The term is gross. And the term without play off experience is beyond gross.

Makes me feel good about where the Blues are...or with goalies...where they likely should be.

I remember more than a few folks squawking when the Blues signed Binner to his extension. Looking at it now, and what we're seeing with the Wolf signing, sure looks like it was a great move to lock him up. Of course, hindsight is always 20/20. Which is why these things are better left to the professionals.

Binner didn't go from rookie to 6 million though.

He went ELC, to bridge at 4.4, to long term at 6.

You're absolutely right! And folks still whaled on the Blues for the long-term deal they gave him. Imagine what this place would have done if the circumstances were the same then as Wolf's are now

[TheJackBurton]

It's a gamble but there's at least a degree of some sense to it.

The term is gross. And the term without play off experience is beyond gross.

Makes me feel good about where the Blues are...or with goalies...where they likely should be.

I remember more than a few folks squawking when the Blues signed Binner to his extension. Looking at it now, and what we're seeing with the Wolf signing, sure looks like it was a great move to lock him up. Of course, hindsight is always 20/20. Which is why these things are better left to the professionals.

Binner didn't go from rookie to 6 million though.

He went ELC, to bridge at 4.4, to long term at 6.

You're absolutely right! And folks still whaled on the Blues for the long-term deal they gave him. Imagine what this place would have done if the circumstances were the same then as Wolf's are now

exactly and I would have likely done the same. Goalers are just way too up and down. I would want to see some consistency before committing long term money and dollars to them.

A sub .900 goaler making above 6 million for 5 seasons just cripples a salary cap.

[theograce]

A sub .900 goaler making above 6 million for 5 seasons just cripples a salary cap.

It’s not 2001