Jake Oettinger Signs 8x$8.25M Extension

May 19, 2023; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Dallas Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger (29) skates in warm-ups prior to the game against the Vegas Golden Knights in game one of the Western Conference Finals of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY SportsThe Dallas Stars announced today that they had signed goaltender Jake Oettinger to an eight year, $8.25M AAV extension.

It’s a deal that, not coincidentally, perfectly matches the deal Jeremy Swayman signed with the Boston Bruins before the start of the season. The situations are slightly different, of course — Swayman was an RFA coming off a one year, $3.745M deal awarded in arbitration, while…