The Tampa Bay Lightning gave us a Monday whopper with an early contract extension for Andrei Vasilevskiy. I had hoped that he might sign for a little bit less than this, but given the market for elite goaltenders, I’m not totally surprised by the number. Like when he signed his current contract a year before restricted free agency, he’s giving the team a locked in number to plan around. There’s also some interesting information I found about some of the comparables for his contract.
Vasilevskiy’s contract will start with the 2020-21 season and pay him $76 million.