General manager Bob Murray showed just how valuable he believes his starting goaltender to be when he signed him to an eight-year extension this summer that’s worth an average of $6.4 million annually.
Armed with security — and loads of money — the 25-year-old occupied the net for the first time this season in a 4-2 exhibition victory over the Arizona Coyotes on Monday night at Honda Center.
It was another typical outing for Gibson: two goals given up on 31 shots in the dress rehearsal.
Preseason games are about “just kind of getting the pace of the game and everything,” said Gibson, who sported a sparkling .