Last weekend, the Anaheim Ducks took a decent gamble.
With a $6.4 million cap hit, goaltender John Gibson will become one of the priciest netminders when his new extension kicks in at the start of the 2019-20 NHL season.
While the number is somewhat palatable for a true starting netminder - and one who’s put up Vezina numbers recently - the term is what made a few people slightly gun-shy about the whole ordeal.
With eight years added on to the term, Gibson is locked up for the Ducks for the next nine seasons, making him one of just two goaltenders (the other being Carey Price) who are already locked up through the 2024-25 season.