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Rangers Free Agency: How much should Alexandar Georgiev get paid?

By Steve Paulus

New York Rangers goaltender Alexandar Georgiev (40) Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports
New York Rangers goaltender Alexandar Georgiev (40) Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports /
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New York Rangers left wing Chris Kreider (20) scores during the third period against San Jose Sharks goaltender Aaron Dell (30) Mandatory Credit: Neville E. Guard-USA TODAY Sports
New York Rangers left wing Chris Kreider (20) scores during the third period against San Jose Sharks goaltender Aaron Dell (30) Mandatory Credit: Neville E. Guard-USA TODAY Sports /

Comparables

There are a few goalies whose careers parallel Georgiev’s.   Looking at their contracts can give an idea of what he may settle for.

Jack Campbell, Toronto Maple Leafs – When the Rangers were shopping Georgiev at the trade deadline, the rumor was that the Maple Leafs were interested.  Instead, they made a deal with Los Angeles, acquiring Jack Campbell.

Campbell has two years left on a contract that pays him $1.65 million annually.  Last season he started 26 games as the backup to Jonathan Quick in L.A. and Frederik Andersen in Toronto. His record for two mediocre teams was 11-12-3 with a 2.80 GAA and a .904 Sv%, numbers that were better or similar to the Ranger goalie.

Aaron Dell, San Jose Sharks – Aaron Dell is a UFA and it will be interesting to see what he brings in the free agent marketplace.  He was the back up to Martin Jones in San Jose and started 30 games, going 12-15-3 for a bad team. His 3.01 GAA and .907 Sv% are almost identical to Georgiev’s in four fewer starts.

Dell is coming off a two year contract with an AAV of $1.9 million that he signed as a UFA in 2018.  He signed that contract as an extension when he had a solid season with a 15-5-4 record and a GAA of 2.64 and a Sv% of .914.

Alex Stalock, Minnesota Wild – On the low end of the spectrum is Stalock who is in the middle of a three year deal with an AAV of $785k per season.   He had a rock solid year in Minnesota, starting 36 games with a record of 20-11-4.  His Sv% was .910 and his GAA was an excellent 2.67.

The 33 year old journeyman is a bargain, supplanting Devan Dubnyk in the Wild’s starting goalie rotation and starting all of Minnesota’s games in the Stanley Cup Qualifier that they lost to Vancouver.

There are some aberrations.  Mikko Koskinen of Edmonton has an AAV of $4.5 million and veterans like Philipp Grubauer has an AAV of $3.33 million for Colorado as the back up.  Jonathan Bernier of Detroit has a $3 million AAV and won the starting job over Jimmy Howard in his 12 NHL season.  All three had similar numbers to Georgiev and either began or ended the season in a secondary role.

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