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Originally Posted by agulati
Good deal for the Stars and for Oettinger. Small track record so far and now he has 3 years to show them and the league if he can keep it up.
For the stars, it is a good cap hit for someone who should be a solid starter.
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Not to mention that if it isn't working out, it's not crippling in AAV, nor length, and if they really need out of it, his outstanding playoff series will still be recent enough to convince a team with goalie problems to try their luck.
While I do think he will be an excellent goalie, I don't blame Dallas for being cautious. There's no shortage of examples to point to of teams that regret backing up the Brinks truck to small sample size goalies.