New Devils’ goalie named among best free agent signings

The bulk of NHL free agency is complete and each nan biggest names connected nan marketplace are disconnected nan board. As teams and fans look backmost connected what was a chaotic free agency, it is clip to look astatine who immoderate of nan winners of this offseason were successful free agency.

Harman Dayal of The Athletic put retired a database of nan apical 10 champion free supplier signings of NHL free agency. For his 5th champion signing successful free agency, Dayal said New Jersey Devils goalie Jake Allen, who signed a five-year deal.

“Jake Allen is simply a reliable, dependable 1B coming disconnected a beardown play wherever he notched a .908 prevention percent successful 31 games. He saved 19.1 goals supra expected according to Evolving-Hockey, which classed 15th champion among each goaltenders past season,” Dayal said. “As nan apical netminder successful a anemic free-agent goalie market, Allen could person commanded a hefty contract. Instead, he re-signed pinch nan Devils connected a bargain of a $1.8 cardinal headdress hit.”

New Jersey re-signed Allen for a inexpensive value compared to different goalies connected nan marketplace this offseason. Kevin Lankinen re-signed pinch nan Canucks astatine $4.5 cardinal AAV and Dan Vladar signed a statement pinch nan Flyers astatine $3.35 cardinal AAV.

Allen turns 35 successful August, truthful nan timing of his statement is intriguing. If he does not create capable passim nan adjacent fewer seasons, his headdress deed tin beryllium deferred to nan minors truthful that it will not count against nan Devils’ headdress space.