Goaltender Jake Oettinger and Stars GM Jim Nill came to terms on a three-year contract extension for the team's number-one goaltender. The contract will see Oettinger making an AAV (Average Annual Value) of four million dollars - so the deal is three-years, $12-million dollars.
The team announced the signing on their Instagram, titled: Otter is back. Without a doubt the Stars are ecstatic to have the six-foot-five-inch Lakeville, Minnesota., native secured for another three seasons.
The Dallas Stars number-one goaltender was drafted 26th overall in the 2017 NHL Draft.
Here are his career statistics thus far in his young career:
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Many NHL fans have stated that the extension and term were both steals. Ideally the Stars likely wanted more term, but Otter wanted a bridge-deal, as a step-stone, prove it contract. Regardless the Stars and their goaltending sutuation remain rock-solid for the next three years, and likely many more.
Tune-in to the fast approaching season to see Oettinger, Hintz, Pavelski, Benn, Seguin, Heiskanen and the rest of the Stars' during the 2022-23 campaign.
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