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Originally Posted by burnitdown
Not quite sure why people are saying he's only had one good year? He has a career save % of .917 (it's been 7 years since Smith had even one season that high) and he's had more wins than losses every year he's been in the NHL. His save % first year in the league was .918, which was miles better than Pavelec and Hutchinson. Even in his off-year last year, his record was 26-19-4 while the rest of the goalies went 14-16-3.
Even prior to making the NHL, his AHL starts are also incredibly strong with two .920+ seasons.
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Seems like sour grapes for anyone to be bad talking this deal. Guy is an incredibly young, 25 year old starter with Vezina potential. This deal is very fair as it takes him to 31 and will eat up some of his very best years as a starter. Some of the best goalies in the league are currently making north of $7M per and they are all well past their prime years.
Comparable AAV's to this deal: Corey Crawford, Cory Schneider, Semyon Varlamov.